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A talk given by Sant Kirpal Singh, November 1, 1972, Chicago Dear brothers and sisters, You are all fortunate, because you have got the man body, the highest in all creation, which is next to God. The highest aim in the man body is to know Self and to know God. The ultimate goal of all knowledge is the knowledge of the Self. The Upanishads ask us. What is that by knowing which everything else is known? For that, God makes an arrangement to bring those who have got a real yearning to search for this ideal, in contact somewhere where they can be put on the way back to God, which is within you. So body is the true temple of God But we find the best thing is, if a man is put on the Way, he should keep the commandments literally. But it is mind, you know, that defiles everything. Even if we are putting in time for meditation, we find difficulty, so that we cannot go on with it. And there are some things that are impediments on the Way, the spiritual way. That we know; everybody knows; but I am going to enumerate them as the subject of this talk. First of all, you see: We should stand on our own legs. Don't be dependent on anybody. One Saint prays, 0 God, give me this: That I may stand on my own legs. If I have to be dependent on others, it is better that You take my soul from the body. To be dependent on others is a heinous crime; all evils creep in. So we must have honest earning. All Masters have referred to it; Guru Nanak said, He who earns his money in the honest way and shares with others, such a man alone can know God. Whatever money we receive through dishonest means, naturally, we have got that dishonesty creeping up within ourselves. If money is earned by honest means, then you will find some rest – some peace. Further, whatever we eat and drink has its own effect. If a dog is kept on vegetable food, he is very amiable. If he is kept on meat, etc., he will be howling and growling. So it is a satvic [i.e., strict vegetarian] diet that we have to take. And even if we take that kind of diet, we have to watch the hands through which the food passes: by whom it is cooked, and by whom it is served. That diet also carries the effect of those through whose hands the food has been prepared and served. All these things affect the man who eats it. If the food is earned by honest means, and those who prepare the food have been in the sweet remembrance of God, with chaste thoughts – then you will find that when you eat, that will give you calmness within. And one more thing: If such food is prepared this way, that will have its effect; but if you eat too much, more than what is wanted, then what is the result? Diet which is digested will give you strength; that which is not digested? So diet has a great effect, you see. Eat one morsel less than you need. There was an incident with the Prophet Mohammed, who had about forty followers with him at one time, and somebody attached a doctor to him, so that if anybody went sick, he might be treated then and there. The doctor remained with the party for six months; but nobody got sick. He went to Prophet Mohammed and said, "Well, I have been here six months; nobody has been sick, so there is no need of my being here." The Prophet said, "Yes, so long as they do what I have ordered: have a good character, chaste thoughts, and hard work; and take one morsel less than they really need, there can be no sickness. You better go." So our earnings should be honest; that is the first step. It should not be blood squeezed from others. What is yours, is yours; what is others is for the others. Don't usurp the rights of others; that is the first thing required. Otherwise many evil thoughts will creep up in you. There was one Maharishi Shivbrat Lal. One man came to him and said, "My head aches, I cannot sit in meditation for long." He said, "Look to your stomach." Then another man came the same day and said, "My mind wanders away." "Well, look to your stomach." Then another man said, "I cannot sit in meditation; my mind rebels." He said, "Look to your stomach." So this is the first elementary thing which stands as an impediment on the Way you have been put on. Second thing: God has given rights – equal rights – to everybody. We are born the same way; outer and inner construction is the same. And we are ensouled bodies. Soul is of the same essence as that of God, and God also resides in everybody. We should have no hatred for anybody. One may be standing, waiting on the table; another one is sitting in the chair. This is due to as we have sown, so we have reaped. Higher position or lower position, richness or poorness – all these things depend on that. Sometimes a man thinks, "I am in power." Or, "I am a very learned man." You hate others for these reasons: because you are very rich, because you are very learned, because you are a man of position. Humility is the only remedy for that; we are all equal, you see. If you hate them, then how do you think the God within you will receive you? So we are all equal. We are all brothers and sisters in God. Generally we feel, "Oh, I know much better." These are the little little things that affect the reservoir of our subconscious mind. And they react. The third thing is: Forgive and forget. I am giving you practical difficulties. If anybody has done anything wrong to you, you say, "All right, I forgive"; but you have not forgiven at heart. You are in the watch – "when can I retaliate?" Forgive and forget. If you remember somebody who has done this wrong or that wrong, then naturally that element of your retribution won't go. If a child has done anything wrong, do you not forgive? And one thing, you see: Each man has to work at his own level. Suppose a man with a primary grades education is there, and a college man is there. Can you expect the primary man to talk up to the level of the college man? Make some allowance; try to understand what he says. So as I told you, one thing is honest earning; and pure diet passed through, cooked by, served by, people of good character in sweet remembrance of God. In the old days, a mother would not let anyone enter the kitchen when she was preparing the food; nobody entered there. I think I mentioned to you that when I was a military accounts officer attached to a regiment in the field, one orderly was given to me to cook my food. So I told him, "Well look here: So long as you are in the kitchen, you should go on reciting some scripture or have the sweet remembrance of God. No other thought should enter your mind." He said, "All right." Well, for three days he obeyed. On the fourth day I was sitting in meditation at about 12 or 1 in the night; something was wrong in my mind. I called that man – at 1 at night: "Well, come on, who was it in your kitchen today?" He said, "No, sir, nobody was there." "Don't lie!" Then he said, "Yes, there was, we were talking about such-and-such." Why don't we notice these things? Because we are already so filthy; if an ounce is added, we don't notice. But those who have got no filth, little things affect them; one gram affects them. So these are the first things, you see; just see how far we have gone. The second thing was, as I told you, on account of our being rich or learned or a man of position or a man of possessions, we hate others. We think they are not men of our own status; that they are not fit for our society. This hatred of the heart affects your mind. The third thing was. Forgive and forget. After all, men are not of the same stature; each man works according to his own level of thinking or development. Make him understand politely, but once it has been done, then – forget. Forget all. If you don't forget, again and again the thought goes on – "he has done that, he has done that" – that also poisons the mind and affects you. The fourth thing is chastity: of thought, word and deed. Even if any unchaste thoughts enter your mind, you think of them, your whole body is poisoned from head down to foot. Others do not know; you know. Sometimes people say, "We do not do anything, we simply enjoy – they are talking of suchlike things, you see, unchaste thoughts. But those very things affect you. As I explained to you the other day, every thought has its effect. As you sow, so it is sown; whether it is done in a frivolous way, for enjoyment's sake – it affects. So there is chastity of eyes: Don't look to others with lustful thoughts or any rancor rankling in your mind, or any enmity, or thinking that the other man, he is no good. And for the ears: don't hear anything evil about others – because a little thought comes to you, and that awakens doubt; and we begin to doubt that man about which we have heard. But he may be all right. So for that reason, don't believe anything anyone tells you – "I have heard" or "I have seen" – unless you hear for your own self with your ears and see with your own eyes. Then comes chastity of tongue: Anything which is not of satvic character, you will become fond of it; you will think, "it is very delicious"; then that will affect your stomach. So what is wanted is chastity of everything – eyes, ears, tongue – skin also. In these little little things, we receive infection from others. That is the main thing. Chastity in itself is a blessing. As I told you, married life in accordance with the scriptures is no bar to spirituality. It is companionship; a sacrament, not a contract. God has given you a companion to help each other on the earthly sojourn, in weal or woe, and to help each other to know God. And then for begetting children, whenever they are wanted. So a life of self-restraint is a blessing, you see; those who keep it, they will feel blessings in their body. And that chastity has its own thought by radiation. I am telling you, each thought has its own color and it's own fragrance; so beware! Thoughts are very potent. This is the fourth thing: Where there is chastity, all virtues will find an abode in you; your mind will be at rest; whenever you sit, you will progress wonderfully. Then the fifth thing is: Don't work as the unpaid apprentices of the C.I.D. of God. ("C.I.D." means "Confidential Investigation Department.") "He is like that – he is like that – he is like that" – you are always looking after that. God is there too; He will look after it. If you have got any friend who is clearly doing something wrong, you may tell him privately, politely, "this is no good; don't spoil your life; I have love for you." But don't broadcast it like a plague rabbit, going around everywhere. Sometimes we say, "You know how wonderful I am?" If you want, let others say you are wonderful. These things are based on what is lying in the depths of your hearts. Out of the abundance of his heart a man speaks. So for this reason, don't think evil of anybody: because as you think, so you become. If you are always thinking, he is bad, he is bad, you will get infected with that. I read a book once when I was in school, that said that some missionaries went to Japan and preached one commandment of Moses: Don't strike your woman. The people were leading very innocent lives; they asked, "Is it in your country that they beat women?" The result was, after a year's preaching, they began to beat women. I have seen men, foremost preachers in society, who preach, "Don't drink, don't drink," but privately, they do drink. I have seen, I tell you. "Don't drink, don't drink" and all the time they are thinking of drinking, are they not? Maybe the word "don't" is there, but drinking is also there. Then you say, "all right, let's see what it's all about." So as you think, so you become. Further: we criticize others. We should criticize ourselves as we criticize others. Mind your own business. If you have a friend whom you love, tell him privately, "please don't do it." What more can you do? Unless a man in his heart of hearts feels that he has done wrong, he won't follow you. Man will go by the dictates of his mind. If he is convinced that what he is doing is really wrong, then he will listen to you, otherwise not. So – Wanted: Reformers – Not of others, but of themselves. REFORM YOUR OWN SELF: you will reform many men around you. People judge by what they see, not by the words you express or preach. So example is better than precept. You see, you have been given a diary for that. Criticize yourself as you would criticize others; put down your failures and weed them out. Don't simply say, "I am a sinner, I am a sinner"; you will become a sinner, God knows. If you weed them out, then it is all right; and for that, you have to keep diaries. These are six things which stand in the way of our progress on the spiritual way. And there are some constructive points which help us on the Way. Both things should be known. You know, mind defiles, everything: a thought of lust defiles the whole body from head down to foot; a good thought, a thought of love, permeates your whole body. So don't let the mind be vacant. A vacant mind is the home of the devil. Keep it occupied, either in your work or in the sweet remembrance of God. There is one thing that helps us with this: Do one thing at a time, wholly and solely. There is a table there with so many drawers; open one drawer and attend to it fully; then close down that drawer. Then open the next drawer, attend to it fully; then open the third drawer. Then you won't have two or three things hovering over your mind. If you read the lives of great men, you will learn many things. Napoleon Bonaparte, for example: The night before the Battle of Waterloo, at 1 a.m., he was writing the proceedings of a primary school. You see how self-composed he was? There is something in some men which makes them great, you see. At eight o'clock in the morning of the Battle of Waterloo, he was strolling in the compound where he was living. A minister was there, hovering around. "What are you after?" "Sir, the battle is to be fought at nine." "That is at nine o'clock; it is eight o'clock now." So do one thing at a time, completely, wholly, and solely, and you will find you will save many troubles. One man comes to you to talk, you attend only a little and leave him not fully attended; another man comes, you attend him only a little; then a third man, a fourth man, and you do the same; the result is that they are all hovering around you, you see, they won't leave unless you satisfy them. So whatever thought strikes you, attend to it fully: decide one way or the other finally. How many problems do you have daily? I don't think one or two! So many problems are heaped together. Sometimes you think of that, sometimes of this – they are hovering around you. So this you can learn from Bonaparte's life, you see: Do one thing at a time. John Bunyan wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress"; you might have seen that book. His motto was, Write something daily; and he wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress". There was another man, Stanley by name; his motto was. Finish something daily. That I took to be my guide, you see – Finish something daily. Whatever you take, finish it; it may take one hour, two hours, three hours. Then you will go to bed quite buoyant and fresh, and awake the same way. Otherwise, the work which is left incomplete is hovering in your mind throughout the night. Then you worry, "I must attend to this and that thing"; you see? These are very little things that will help us. Keep your mind occupied always. When you are at work, be fully occupied in work: Work is worship. When you eat, be fully in your eating, because that is a gift from God. Thank God. If your attention is in eating, that eating will give you good results. Sometimes you have taken the morsel, but your thought is somewhere else; you don't know how much you have eaten, you see. So when you are at your practice, be fully at practice. These are the things that affect us; I am telling you what constructive things help us. Now, one thing more: Man is the highest in all creation. All creation has been made subservient to you; all are lower than you are – animals, birds, reptiles. The laws of Nature you are controlling. Man is next to God. So have reverence for all. God resides in every body, whether high or low; have reverence for all who are over you, above you; reverence for all who are around you; and reverence for all who are beneath you, under you. If you are the head of a department, love your subordinates. When I was in office, I was a superintendent; superior officers are only pleased if you have turned out more work – it may be at the sacrifice of those working under you; they are after the subordinates. In my case, the subordinates were pleased and the officers were also pleased. Why? I treated them alike as brothers – reverence for them. And they turned out twice the amount of the work which others did – and quietly and friendly. These are the practical things which help us. So you are the head of all creation, excuse me, next to God: great is man. And you must have reverence for all. All are our brothers; our younger brothers in the family of God, whether they are round you, above you, or below you. And one more thing: Be true to your own self. We deceive our own self first, then we deceive others: telling lies, usurping others' rights. Then we say something, but we mean something else. What your heart means, let your brain think and your mouth say. When these three agree, then that is true. So as I have told you, Wanted: Reformers – not of others, but of themselves. God is within you; the Master Power is within you. When Baba Jaimal Singh initiated somebody, he used to say, "Look here: now I am residing within you. Take care; I am looking after you now." Do we think like that? If you think somebody is watching you, can you do anything wrong? So be true to your own Self, then you will fear nothing in the world. The man who is not true to himself, he will have to tell lies, excuse me; why? Because he is afraid the secret will be out. He will speak to one man a few words, and he will talk to another, because at heart of hearts he is in fear. Then you will find, after a month or two the whole statement will change. So the man who betrays his own Self, is not true to his own Self, he has to tell hundreds of lies. To keep one thing secret he has to tell hundreds of lies. But a secret is never a secret! The cat must be out of the bag. If you don't watch it, others do see it. So be true to your own Self; these are simple words, but they carry great meaning – they provide you with greatness of culture, I would say. And ultimately you will learn humility. So knowledge means what? Knowledge means service. God resides in every heart, and a man is one who is of service to others, not to his own self only. Then further, knowledge means what? Fellowship. We are all brothers and sisters in God; we all go together; we are all reading in one class to pass the same examination: to control our mind, to know our higher Self, and to know God. So these are the things which help us. Last of all, there are two or three more constructive things which I have found, and will put before you. One is: Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Body is the temple of God – keep it clean and tidy. Not that you should wear rich clothes, valuable clothes, silken clothes; but keep it tidy. That will help your health, too. And when you will sit, you will be wide awake. For meditation or any work, you will be buoyant and fresh. And not only cleanliness outside, but inside too. This is the temple of God. Outer temples, which are the models of the man body, we keep clean and tidy. But outside they are not so clean as inside, I tell you. But this body – we keep it clean outside but not inside, that's the pity. We spend thousands of dollars for the outer cleanliness, outer beauty; but what about the inside? It is mind that denies the whole thing, as I submitted earlier. Whatever thought comes up, that has its own color, its own odor; and by radiation, that affects others. If a filthy cloth with a bad odor is lying in a room, the whole room becomes full of that odor. If flowers are put in the room, then it is full of perfume, is it not? Why do we not find this? Because we are already filled with lies and filth, one or two pounds added to it, what difference does it make? But those who are pure in heart, naturally, little little things will affect them. Guard your outgoing faculties. Seeing is not bad, but seeing something wrong is bad. Eyes are the windows of the soul. When you wear spectacles of a certain color, then you see the whole world in that color. Smile and the world will smile with you; torment others and you will be tormented. If you think evil of others, others will think evil of you; thoughts are very potent. Think twice before you speak. Think twice! What should you think? One: Is it necessary to say anything? Two: How will it affect others? Is it in their interest or will it hurt them? Is it good? Is it necessary to say something? If not, keep quiet. Mind your own business. And what effect will they carry, your words? These are the two things. Do you remember to do that? Be very much on guard, you see: Guard your eyes, guard your ears, guard your tongue. The remedy for these things is usually: Kind words imbued with humility. That doesn't cost anything. Kind words imbued with humility. Sometimes we become bosses; we use any language we like. But even a very frivolous thought carries its effect. Karma is very exorbitant, you see: as you think, so you become. Another thing: Forget the past and forget the future. What has happened already, that cannot be mended; you may have a lesson from that, that's all. Forget the future – "we'll do this, we'll do that" – like that. These are two spikes, I would say, eating into the veins of our lives. Live in the living present. Whatever stones you lay, that building will come up. As you sow, so shall you reap. What you have sown already, that must be reaped. So live in the living present. You will have no burdens; your mind will be free. Now our mind is overburdened with thoughts of the past and of the future – what we will do. Thank God we have what we have. We have earned it, by sowing the seeds thereof, and we are still earning. Whether you are happy with whatever comes up or not, finish it. Those seeds were sown by your own self in the past, about which you do not know. So do your best and leave the rest to God overhead. And one thing more I will tell you: If you have got a watch, you wind it up every morning, do you not? Then it goes for 24 hours – going on, going on – with no interruption. So every morning, wind up the watch of your mind. Sit and devote time to your practices. Come in contact with the Light and Sound within. Then you will get strength; because that is the Bread of Life and the Water of Life; That will give you freshness, vigor, strength, to work with all through the day; you will be quite buoyant and fresh. And at night before going to sleep also: wind up the watch. These are the constructive things that will help you. The other things, which stand as impediments on the way, I have also put before you. But these things I have spoken of, they are no new things. Well, dear friends, what I have submitted, does it appeal to you? Do you want to be fresh and buoyant, not brooding over anything? Then wind your watch daily every morning. You will get strength; the Water of Life and Bread of Life will give strength to your soul. And when the soul is strong, all other things get strength, you see: your mind, your outgoing faculties, your body also. You will find that when wrestlers do exercises, they put their whole attention on the body; that attention gives them strength. One example I may submit to you (you may have seen this point): When you are very tired and hungry, you take a morsel of food and drink water, you get strength. Where does that strength come from? Strength from the food comes only after it is digested; not all at once. It is your soul – your own Self. Soul has great curative power. You are soul. You are sons of God. Great is man. These are little little things we have never cared for, you see? But with them we can make our life sublime. But there should be some ideal before us. We are adrift – aimlessly adrift – that's the pity. We dig pits here, there, everywhere – some five feet deep, some seven feet deep, some six feet deep, and water nowhere. So I submit to each one of you that you must decide your aim. It may cost you a day, three days, seven days; never mind. Once you have decided, then you are going step by step to your goal. Some go one foot ahead, then go back, then go ahead, then go back; that takes time, of course. When I entered the world, I had great ambition also: ambition of life, etc. But I had to decide; and with the grace of God, it was decided: "God first, world next." Then everything goes in a constructive way to help you. So we are aimlessly adrift; these are the things that we don't observe. We follow with eyes closed, I would say: headlong down without caring what the result will be. Man can change, you see. This is your right as man because you have got discrimination. Not animals. Animals can also be very helpful when you train them, but man is free, you see, within certain limits. So as I told you, wind your watch daily, quietly. You will be fresh every day. You may have too much to do, but still, when you are set, you are fresh. So these are some of the impediments on the Way, and some constructive things which will help you – in all your affairs of life, outside, and inner too – in the spiritual Way, too. What will you get if you reform your own self? Godhead – which is your hereditary right. These little little things make men great. Ultimately, greatness lies with that which you have been put on. You are very fortunate, that you have been put on the Way, and given something to start with. Why not wind up daily? Come in contact with that – and that is the Bread of Life and the Water of Life that has fortunately been given to you. You are more fortunate – those who have been put on the way – than others in the world. Christ said. Those who follow my words, they are my disciples; those who take cross daily, they are my disciples. "Taking cross" means rising above body consciousness. So every day morning, wind up your watch. These are the helping factors, and these are the impediments on the way. This is why it is said. Truth is above all and true living is still above Truth. We care little about the true life; even if we do something, it does not give us full fruit. So please – you have been put on the Way with the grace of God, working as a result of the greatness of our Master, Baba Sawan Singh; it is His grace that is working. You know it is raining outside; ever since I have come it has been raining. The word Sawan means the rainy month; in the month of Sawan it always rains – and generally, wherever I go, the rains come first. That is His grace working; all credit goes to Him. What little I have come to know, I have put before you in a few words. So don't give food to your body until you give food to your soul – first thing; make it a point. And, to enable you to progress on the Way, you must go by these things. True living is above Truth. Tomorrow I might be leaving physically, because I am going round as my Master wishes – the God in him; I may not be physically with you, but my thoughts are with you. That Christ Power or God Power is always in you, working always for your best interests, and extending all feasible help and assistance and protection. So remain in contact; go by what I have given you in these few words. God will bless you all. That is all I can say. Remain in contact; don't be led away by what you hear outside, unless you hear for your own self or see with your own eyes. So you are all children of God; children are always dear to the Father, you see. You are all dear to the God who is also residing within us. You are dear to me as well. And you should progress from day to day; I wish you all to become ambassadors – better than me, I would say. Every father wants his children to be more competent, more able, than himself. So these are my few words. Tomorrow I will be leaving physically – only. That Power within you will be helping you and extending all protection. Remain in contact. This is all I have to say. So, you see, you are fortunate to see me, but I am more fortunate than you. Because you have seen only one; but I have seen all of you. Am I not more fortunate? So love beautifies everything. And thanks to those who are crusading with me, conveying this message to the people at large. It is His work: credit goes to God and to our Master.
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Govor Sant Kirpal Singha, Belmont Hotel, 1. studenog 1972 Svi vi se možete smatrati sretnima, jer ste dobili ljudsko tijelo. Čovjek je ono najviše u cijeloj kreaciji, on je najbliže Bogu. Spoznati sebe i spoznati Boga naš je najviši cilj u ovom ljudskom tijelu. Krajnji cilj sveg znanja je znanje o sebi, o svojoj pravoj biti. U Upanišadama ima jedno pitanje: "Koje znanje moramo dosegnuti kako bismo mogli sve spoznati?" Bog se pobrinuo da oni koji iskreno traže taj ideal dođu tamo gdje mogu biti postavljeni na put natrag k Bogu, koji je u vama. Ljudsko tijelo je dakle istinski hram Božji. Kada je čovjek postavljen na taj put, najbolje je da doslovno slijedi zapovijedi ili upute; no, znate, um je taj koji sve kvari. Čak i ako posvetimo vremena meditaciji, nailazimo na poteškoće koje nas sprečavaju da meditiramo na ispravan način. Postoje stvari koje su zapreke na spiritualnom putu. To znamo, svi to znaju, no ipak ću govoriti o svakoj od njih pojedinačno i one će biti tema današnjeg razgovora. Kao prvo, moramo stajati na vlastitim nogama. Nemojte ni o kome biti ovisni. Jedan je Svetac molio: "O Bože, daj mi da mogu stajati na svojim nogama. Ako moram ovisiti o drugima, onda je bolje da uzmeš moju dušu iz tijela. Biti ovisan o drugima velika je sramota; time dolazi svo zlo. Zato moramo pošteno zarađivati za život. Svi Učitelji su na to ukazivali; Guru Nanak je rekao: "Samo onaj tko svoj novac zarađuje na pošten način i dijeli s drugima, može spoznati Boga." Kroz novac zarađen na nepošten način, u nas će se uvući nepoštenje. Ako smo ga zaradili pošteno, u sebi ćemo pronaći određeni mir. Slijedeće: sve što jedemo i pijemo ima svoje djelovanje, reakciju. Ako psa hranimo vegetarijanskom hranom, bit će vrlo dobroćudan. Dajemo li mu meso, zavijat će i režati. Zato moramo jesti satvik hranu (čistu vegetarijansku hranu). Čak i kada se tako hranimo, moramo paziti kroz čije ruke je jelo prošlo, tko ga je pripremio, tko ga je poslužio. Na hranu utječe onaj koji je priprema i poslužuje; sve to djeluje na onoga koji je jede. Ako je hrana zarađena na pošten način i ako su oni koji su je pripremali bili u sjećanju na Boga i sa čistim mislima, takva hrana dati će nam unutarnju smirenost, mir. I još nešto: ako je hrana pripremljena na takav način, dobro će djelovati, no što se događa ako previše jedemo, više nego što nam je potrebno? Probavljena hrana dati će vam snagu; što je s onom koja nije probavljena? Dakle, hrana ima velik utjecaj. Jedite zalogaj manje od onoga što vam je potrebno. Postoji jedan događaj iz života proroka Muhameda. U to vrijeme uz njega je bilo oko četrdesetak učenika. Poslan im je liječnik da im odmah može pružiti pomoć u slučaju da se razbole. Liječnik je ostao s njima šest mjeseci, no nitko nije obolio. Otišao je do proroka Muhameda i rekao: "Evo, bio sam s vama šest mjeseci, nitko nije obolio pa nema potrebe da i dalje ostanem." Prorok mu odgovori: „Da, oni tako dugo neće biti bolesni dok rade ono što im kažem, a to je: imajte dobar karakter i čiste misli, marljivo radite i jedite uvijek zalogaj manje od onoga što vam je potrebno! Možeš mirno otići." Naše zarađivanje za život mora biti pošteno. Pritom ne smijemo iskorištavati druge. To je prvi korak. Što je vaše, pripada vama; što pripada drugima, njihovo je. Ne prisvajajte tuđe; to je prvo što je potrebno. Inače će se u vama pojaviti mnoge zle misli. Bio je jedan maharishi imenom Shivbrat Lal. Jedan je čovjek došao k njemu i požalio mu se: "Boli me glava, ne mogu dugo sjediti u meditaciji." Shivbrat Lal mu je odgovorio: "Pazi na svoj želudac!" Istoga dana došao je jedan drugi čovjek i rekao: "Rastresen sam, misli mi lutaju uokolo." On mu je odgovorio: "Pazi na svoj želudac." Obratio mu se i treći čovjek: "Ne mogu u miru sjediti u meditaciji, um mi je nemiran." On mu je samo odgovorio: "Pazi na svoj želudac!" To je dakle prva glavna prepreka na putu na koji ste postavljeni. Drugo: Bog je svima dao ista prava. Svi smo rođeni na isti način, naša unutarnja i vanjska građa su iste. Mi smo utjelovljene duše. Duša je od iste biti kao i Bog, a Bog stanuje u svakome. Ne bismo smjeli nikoga prezirati. Netko može stajati i posluživati kod stola dok istovremeno netko drugi sjedi za stolom (i posluživan je). To je u skladu sa principom "Kako smo posijali, tako ćemo i požnjeti." Visoki ili niski položaj, bogatstvo ili siromaštvo - sve te stvari o tome ovise. Ponekad čovjek pomisli: "Kako sam moćan!", ili "Ja sam vrlo učen čovjek!" Na druge gledate s visine, prezrivo, zato jer ste bogati, jer ste vrlo učeni ili zato jer ste na vrlo visokom položaju. Poniznost je jedini lijek za to. Svi smo mi jednaki. Ako mrzite druge, što mislite kako će vas Bog, koji je u vama, prihvatiti? Dakle svi smo jednaki. Mi smo braća i sestre u Bogu. Obično mislimo: "O, ja to znam puno bolje!" To su male, male stvari, koje pronalaze ulaz u spremište naše podsvijesti i tako utječu na stanje našeg uma. I te stvari imaju posljedice! Treće: oprostite i zaboravite! Govorim vam o praktičnim poteškoćama. Ako vam netko učini nešto nažao, vi mu kažete: "Sve je u redu, opraštam ti", no od srca mu niste oprostili. Samo čekate kad ćete mu to vratiti. Oprostite i zaboravite! Ako stalno mislite na ono što vam je netko učinio, tada se nećete osloboditi misli za osvetom. Ako je dijete učinilo nešto pogrešno, nećete li mu oprostiti? I još nešto: Svaki čovjek djeluje, funkcionira onako kako to odgovara njegovom stupnju razvoja. Ako je, na primjer, jedan čovjek završio osnovnu školu, a drugi fakultet, možemo li očekivati da čovjek sa osnovnoškolskim obrazovanjem razgovara na isti način kao i onaj koji je studirao? Imajte razumijevanja i pokušajte razumjeti što želi reći. Kao što sam vam rekao, važno je pošteno zarađivanje za život, zatim čista hrana koju su pripremili, kuhali i poslužili ljudi dobrog karaktera u sjećanju na Boga. Nekada majka nikome nije dozvolila da uđe u kuhinju dok je pripremala hranu; nitko nije ušao unutra. Mislim da sam vam već ispričao kako mi je kao računovođi u vojsci bio dodijeljen mladić koji je trebao kuhati moju hranu. Rekao sam mu: "Gledaj, tako dugo dok si u kuhinji, trebao bi ponavljati riječi iz svetih knjiga ili sa puno ljubavi misliti na Boga. Ne smiješ misliti na ništa drugo." Mladić je rekao: "U redu." Tri dana se toga pridržavao. Kada sam četvrtog dana sjedio u meditaciji, bilo je to oko ponoći ili jedan sat u noći, nešto nije bilo u redu sa mojim umom. U jedan sat u noći pozvao sam tog čovjeka: "Dakle, tko je danas bio u kuhinji?" Odgovorio je: "Ne gospodine, nitko nije bio u kuhinji." "Nemoj lagati!" Tada je rekao: "Da, netko je bio ondje i pričali smo o ovome i onome." Zašto mi ne primjećujemo te stvari? Jer smo već jako prljavi; ako k tome dođe još koji gram prljavštine, nećemo ga primijetiti. No, na one koji u sebi nemaju prljavštine utjecat će već i male stvari; i jedan gram će imati utjecaja. Vidite, to su osnovnestvari. Prosudite sami u kojoj mjeri ste sve to ostvarili. Drugo o čemu sam vam upravo govorio je da mi promatramo druge s visine, jer smo imućni ili obrazovani, ili imamo zavidni položaj u društvu. Mislimo da oni nisu ljudi našeg ranga i njihovo nam društvo ne odgovara. Ta netrpeljivost u srcu utječe na naš um. Treće je bilo: oprostite i zaboravite. Napokon, nisu svi ljudi na jednakom stupnju razvoja. Svatko funkcionira ovisno o vlastitom načinu razmišljanja ili stupnju razvoja. Prijateljski mu objasnite, no kada ste to jednom učinili, zaboravite. Zaboravite sve. Ako ne zaboravite, uvijek ćete ponovno o tome misliti: "Učinio je ovo, učinio je ono"- to također truje vaš um i djeluje na vas. Četvrta stvar je čistoća- u mislima, riječima i djelima. Ako se jedna nečista misao pojavi u vama i vi mislite o tome, cijelo tijelo će vam od glave do pete biti time otrovano. Drugi to ne znaju, ali vi znate. Neki ljudi kažu: "Mi ništa ne radimo, samo uživamo u tome." Pričaju o takvim stvarima, imaju nečiste misli. No upravo te stvari utječu na nas. Kao što sam vam neki dan objasnio, svaka misao ima svoje djelovanje, svoju posljedicu. Znači: Kako ste sijali, tako ćete i požnjeti, bez obzira da li je to bilo iz nepromišljenosti ili radi vlastitog zadovoljstva - to će imati svoju posljedicu. Postoji čistoća očiju: Ne gledajte druge sa požudnim mislima, sa zamjerkom u srcu ili neprijateljstvom - sa mislima da taj drugi nije dobar. Za uši vrijedi: Ne slušajte ništa loše o drugima, jer ćete pomisliti nešto što će stvoriti sumnju, i počet ćete sumnjati u onoga o kojemu smo to nešto čuli – a on može biti sasvim u redu. Zbog toga ne vjerujte u sve što vam netko priča: "To sam čuo" ili "To sam vidio", sve dok ne vidite vlastitim očima ili ne čujete vlastitim ušima. Zatim je tu čistoća jezika. Privlačit će vas sve što nije satvik hrana. Mislit ćete: "To je ukusno." To će tada imati posljedice na vaš želudac. Potrebna je čistoća u svakom pogledu: Čistoća očiju, ušiju, jezika i kože. Tim malim, malim stvarima zaraženi smo od drugih; to je presudno. Čistoća je sama po sebi blagoslov. Kao što sam već rekao, bračni život vođen u skladu sa svetim knjigama nije nikakva zapreka na putu spiritualnosti. Brak znači partnerstvo; to je sakrament, a ne ugovor. Bog vam je dao partnera, da za vrijeme ovog zemaljskog zivota budete jedan uz drugog - i u dobru i u zlu - i da jedan drugome pomažete spoznati Boga. Imati djecu, ako to želite, dolazi tek nakon toga. Život samosvladavanja je blagoslov; oni koji vode takav život osjetit će blagoslov u svom tijelu. Ta čistoća stvara čiste misli koje imaju svoje zračenje. Kažem vam, svaka misao ima svoju vlastitu boju i svoj miris - zato pazite! Misli su vrlo moćne. Četvrto je: Tamo gdje je čistoća, nastanit će se i sve druge vrline. Um će biti miran, i kad god sjednete u meditaciju, napredovat ćete. Peto je: ne ponašajte se kao neplaćeni pomagači Božje policije. "Ovaj je takav, ovaj ovakav- onaj onakav"- uvijek sve promatrate. Bog je isto tu, On će se već za to pobrinuti. Ako imate prijatelja koji očito čini nešto pogrešno, možete mu ljubazno u četiri oka reći: "To nije dobro, nemoj uništavati svoj život, to ti kažem iz ljubavi." No nemojte to razglašavati poput zaraženog zeca koji trči uokolo i sve zarazi. Ponekad kažemo: "Kako sam dobar!" Ako to doista želite čuti, tada pričekajte, pustite druge da to kažu. Te stvari odgovaraju onome što leži u dubini našeg srca. Čovjek govori iz punoće svog srca. Zbog toga nemojte misliti loše o drugima, jer što mislite, takvi ćete postati. Ako uvijek mislite: "Ovaj čovjek je loš, onaj čovjek je loš", to će vas zaraziti. Kada sam išao u školu, jednom sam čitao knjigu o misionarima koji su došli u Japan i propovijedali Mojsijevu zapovijed: "Nemojte tući svoje žene!" Tamo su ljudi živjeli nevinim životom, i pitali su: "Da li je u vašoj zemlji uobičajeno tući žene?" Posljedica toga je bila da su nakon jedne godine propovijedanja ljudi počeli tući svoje žene. Vidio sam ljude, uvažene propovjednike, kako propovijedaju: "Nemojte piti, nemojte piti", a svo to vrijeme su sami mislili o piću. Možda je riječ "ne" tu, ali je i riječ "piti" prisutna. S vremenom počinjemo govoriti: "Dobro, pa da vidimo o čemu se u stvari radi." Dakle, što mislite, takvi ćete postati. Dalje, mi kritiziramo druge. Trebali bismo sebe kritizirati onako kako kritiziramo druge. Gledajte svoja posla. Ako imate prijatelja kojeg volite, recite mu u četiri oka: "Molim te, nemoj to činiti." Što više od toga možete učiniti? Tako dugo dok netko u dubini svog srca ne osjeti da je učinio nešto loše, neće vas poslušati. Čovjek čini ono što mu diktira njegov um. On će vas poslušati tek kada se sam uvjeri da je ono što čini stvarno loše, u suprotnom ne. Dakle, potrebni su reformatori koji mijenjaju sebe, a ne druge. Promijenite sebe i tada ćete promijeniti mnoge oko sebe. Ljudi sude po onome što vide, a ne po onome što govorite ili propovijedate. Zato je primjer bolji od pravila. U tu svrhu ste dobili dnevnik. Kritizirajte sami sebe onako kako biste kritizirali druge, upišite svoje greške u dnevnik i oslobodite ih se. Nemojte samo govoriti: "Ja sam grešnik, ja sam grešnik", jer Bog zna, tada ćete postati grešnik. Ako uklonite greške, tada je to u redu. I zbog toga morate voditi dnevnik. To su šest stvari koje stoje na putu našeg spiritualnog napretka. A postoje i pomoćni faktori koji nam pomažu na putu. Moramo poznavati i jedne i druge. Vi znate da um zaprlja sve: jedna misao požude zaprlja cijelo tijelo od glave do pete; jedna dobra misao, misao ljubavi, prožima i ispunjava cijelo tijelo. Nikada ne ostavljajte um praznim. Prazni um je vražji dom. Držite ga zaposlenim, bilo poslom ili sjećanjem punim ljubavi na Boga. Postoji nešto što nam u tome može pomoći- činite sve stvari jednu po jednu. Pritom budite potpuno usredotočeni. Jedan stol ima mnogo ladica; otvorite jednu ladicu, potpuno joj se posvetite i tada je zatvorite. Zatim otvorite iduću ladicu i njoj se potpuno posvetite; nakon toga otvorite treću ladicu. Tada vam neće dvije ili tri stvari istovremeno kružiti glavom. Ako čitate biografije velikih ljudi, možete mnogo toga naučiti. Na primjer, o Napoleonu Bonaparteu: U noći prije bitke kod Waterloa, u jedan sat ujutro, on je pisao smjernice za osnovnu školu. Vidite li kako je bio sabran, miran u sebi? Postoji nešto u nekim ljudima što ih čini velikima. Na dan bitke, u osam sati ujutro, pošao je u šetnju. Jedan je ministar bio u blizini. Napoleon ga je upitao: "Što želite?" "Gospodine, bitka počinje u devet." "To je u devet- sada je osam." Posvetite se svakoj stvari posebno, s potpunom pažnjom, usredotočeno, i primijetit ćete da će vam to uštedjeti puno ljutnje. Na primjer: Netko je došao k vama radi razgovora, a vi mu se niste dovoljno posvetili. On će otići bez da ste ga u potpunosti saslušali. Tada dođe još netko, a vi i njega saslušate samo površno; dođu i treći i četvrti čovjek, a vi svaki put učinite isto. Rezultat je taj da svi oni čekaju negdje kraj vas i neće vas ostaviti na miru sve dok ne budu zadovoljni, dok im se ne posvetite i ne saslušate ih. Dakle, koja god vam se misao pojavi u glavi, potpuno joj se posvetite, odlučite se konačno za jedno ili za drugo. Koliko problema imate tokom cijelog dana? Vjerujem, ne samo jedan ili dva: toliko ih se skupilo. Ponekad mislite na jedno, zatim na drugo- i sve vam to kruži glavom. Činite svaku stvar jednu po jednu, to možete naučiti iz Bonaparteovog života. John Bunyan je napisao knjigu „Put kršćanina"(„The Pilgrims Progress"), možda znate za nju. Njegov moto je bio: "Napiši nešto svaki dan" i tako je napisao knjigu "Put kršćanina". Bio je i jedan drugi čovjek imenom Stanley čiji je moto bio: "Svaki dan privedi nešto kraju." Dovršite ono što ste započeli; to će možda trajati jedan, dva ili tri sata, ali tada ćete potpuno rasterećeni i svježi otići u krevet, a isto takvi ćete se opet probuditi. Inače će vam misli o nedovršenom poslu cijele noći kružiti glavom. Tada brinete: "Za to se još moram pobrinuti, to još moram učiniti" To su male, male stvari koje će nam pomoći. Pobrinite se da vam um uvijek bude zaposlen. Kada radite, budite potpuno koncentrirani na rad. Rad je štovanje. Kada jedete, budite pažnjom potpuno pri jelu, jer ono je Božji dar. Zahvalite Bogu. Kada vam je pažnja kod jela, ono će vam činiti dobro. Ponekad pojedete zalogaj, a pažnja vam je negdje drugdje, i onda više ne znate koliko ste pojeli, nije li tako? Kada meditirate, budite potpuno zadubljeni u meditaciju. Te stvari imaju utjecaj na nas. Govorim vam koje nam konkretne točke pomažu. Još jedno: Čovjek je ono najviše u svemu što je stvoreno. Cijela kreacija vam je podređena. Životinje, ptice, gmazovi- svi su na nižem stupnju od vas. Vi gospodarite zakonima prirode. Čovjek stoji odmah do Boga. Dakle, imajte poštovanja prema svima. Bog stanuje u svakom tijelu, bez obzira da li se radi o višem ili nižem obiku postojanja. Imajte obzira prema svima koji su vam nadređeni, prema svima koji stoje na istom nivou i prema svima koji su vam podređeni. Ako vodite jedan odjel, imajte ljubavi za vaše podređene. Kada sam bio u službi, radio sam kao glavni računovođa. Pretpostavljeni su zadovoljni samo onda kada napravite još više, ponekad i na štetu vaših podređenih. Oni vrše pritisak na zaposlene. U mom slučaju svi su bili zadovoljni: i podređeni i pretpostavljeni. Zašto? Sa svima sam postupao kao s braćom, s poštovanjem- a oni su obavili dvostruko više posla od drugih, i to mirno i ljubazno. To su praktične stvari koje nam pomažu. Vi ste kruna cijele kreacije. Vi ste, oprostite, najbliže Bogu. Velik je čovjek. I morate imati poštovanja prema svima. Svi su vaša braća ili vaša mlađa braća u Božjoj obitelji, bilo da su kao vi, iznad vas ili ispod vas. I još jedno: Budite iskreni prema sebi. Mi prvo obmanjujemo sebe, a zatim i druge: lažemo, uskraćujemo drugima njihova prava. Zatim kažemo jedno, a mislimo nešto drugo. Što osjeća vaše srce, treba misliti vaš razum i izgovarati vaša usta. Kada je to troje u skladu, onda je to iskreno. Kao što sam već rekao: traže se reformatori koji ne mijenjaju druge, već sebe same. Bog je u vama, Snaga Učitelja je u vama. Kada bi Baba Jaimal Singh nekoga inicirao, uvijek bi rekao: "Gledaj, sada stanujem u tebi. Budi oprezan, sada se brinem o tebi." Mislimo li i mi tako? Kada mislite da vas netko promatra, možete li tada učiniti nešto pogrešno? Dakle budite iskreni prema sebi, tada se ne trebate bojati ničega na svijetu. Tko nije iskren prema sebi mora lagati, oprostite - ali zašto? Jer se boji da će ono što skriva biti otkriveno. Jednome će ispričati jedno, drugome nešto sasvim drugo, jer se duboko u srcu boji. Ustanovit ćete da će nakon mjesec ili dva promijeniti svoju izjavu. Tko laže samoga sebe i nije iskren prema sebi mora ispričati stotine laži da nešto prikrije. Ipak, nijedna tajna ne može ostati skrivena, mačak mora izaći iz vreće. Čak i kada to ne primjećujemo, drugi to vide. Stoga budite iskreni prema sebi. To su jednostavne riječi, ali njihov je smisao vrlo dubok. One vam daju visoku kulturu, rekao bih, i time ćete na kraju učiti poniznost. Dakle, što znači znanje? Znanje znači služiti. Bog stanuje u svakom srcu. Onaj tko pomaže drugima, služi drugima, a ne samo sebi, jest uistinu čovjek. Što još znači znanje? Bratstvo. Svi smo braća i sestre u Bogu. Svi sjedimo u istom razredu kako bismo prošli isti ispit: ovladati umom, spoznati istinskog sebe i spoznati Boga. To su stvari koje nam pomažu. I zatim, pronašao sam još dva, tri pomoćna faktora koje vam želim objasniti. Jedan je: čistoća stoji odmah do Božanskog. Tijelo je hram Božji- držite ga čistim i urednim. Ne morate nositi vrijednu, skupu, svilenu odjeću, ali neka bude čista i uredna. To će biti dobro i za vaše zdravlje. Kada ćete meditirati, bit ćete sasvim budni. Kod meditacije ili pri poslu bit ćete vedri i svježi. Ali ne misli se samo na vanjsku čistoću, već i na unutarnju. Tijelo je hram Božji. Naše hramove, koji su izgrađeni po uzoru na ljudsko tijelo, održavamo urednima i čistima. Ali izvana nisu toliko čisti kao iznutra, kažem vam. No ovo tijelo držimo čistim izvana, ali ne i iznutra. Trošimo tisuće dolara na vanjsku čistoću i vanjski sjaj, a kako izgledamo iznutra? Um je taj koji sve zaprlja, kao što sam vam rekao. Svaka misao koja se pojavi u nama ima svoju boju i svoj vlastiti miris, a to zračenje utječe i na druge. Kada se u prostoriji nalazi prljava odjeća lošeg mirisa, cijela prostorija će njime biti ispunjena. Stavimo li u nju cvijeće, soba će biti puna ugodnog mirisa, nije li tako? Zašto mi to ne primijećujemo? Zato jer smo već puni laži i prljavštine; što onda predstavljaju još dvije- tri kile više koje su tome pridodane? No te male, male stvari utjecat će na one koji imaju čisto srce. Pazite na vaša vanjska osjetila. Gledati nije loše, no ipak, gledati nešto loše jest loše. Oči su prozori duše. Ako nosite naočale određene boje, tada ćete cijeli svijet vidjeti u toj boji. Nasmiješite se- i cijeli svijet će se smijati s vama. Mučite li druge, bit ćete mučeni. Ako mislite loše o drugima, tada će i drugi loše misliti o vama. Misli su vrlo moćne. Promislite dvaput prije nego nešto kažete. Promislite dvaput! Što to trebate promisliti? Prvo: je li potrebno da nešto kažete? Drugo: kako to djeluje na druge? Je li to dobro za njih, ili će ih to povrijediti? Je li to dobro? Je li potrebno nešto reći? Ako nije, šutite. Brinite se o svojim poslovima. Mislite o tome kakve će posljedice imati vaše riječi. Trebali biste paziti na obje stvari. Činite li to? Budite vrlo, vrlo oprezni; pazite na vaše oči, pazite na vaše uši, pazite na vaš jezik. Lijek za te stvari su ljubazne riječi pune poniznosti koje vas ništa ne koštaju. Koristite ljubazne riječi pune poniznosti. Ponekad smo poput šefa i pričamo onako kako nama odgovara. No čak i jedna beznačajna misao ima svoju reakciju. Zakon karme je vrlo, vrlo precizan, razumijete li? Što mislite, takvi ćete postati. Slijedeće: Zaboravite prošlost i ne mislite na budućnost. Što se do sada dogodilo ne može se više promijeniti; iz toga možete samo učiti. Ne mislite na budućnost: "To i to ćemo učiniti." Misli na prošlost ili na budućnost su kao trnje koje se zabada u žile našeg života. Živite u živućoj sadašnjosti. Kakvo kamenje upotrijebite, tako će kuća izgledati. Što posijete, to ćete i požnjeti. Živite dakle u živućoj sadašnjosti. Ništa vas neće opterećivati, vaš će um biti slobodan. Sada je naš um preopterećen mislima na prošlost i na budućnost - na ono što još želimo učiniti. Zahvalite Bogu da smo dobili ono što smo dobili. To smo zaslužili, posijali smo sjeme, i još uvijek žanjemo. Bilo da smo sretni s tim što dobivamo ili ne - završite s tim! To sjeme smo u prošlosti posijali mi sami, no ne znamo ništa o tome. Činite dakle najbolje što možete i sve ostalo prepustite Bogu nad vama. I još nešto vam želim reći: Ako imate sat, navijate ga svako jutro, je li tako? Tada ide dvadeset i četiri sata - ide i ide bez prestanka. Zato svakog jutra navijte vaš duhovni sat iznutra, sjednite i posvetite vremena meditaciji. Dođite iznutra u kontakt sa Svjetlom i Tonom. To će vas ojačati, jer to je Voda i Kruh života. To će vam dati svježinu, energiju i snagu za cijeli dan. Bit ćete vedri i svježi. I navečer prije polaska na spavanje, navijte taj sat. To su konstruktivne stvari koje će vam pomoći. Druge stvari koje su vam zapreke na putu već sam vam objasnio; no to što sam rekao nije ništa novo. Dakle, dragi prijatelji, zar vam se to što sam vam rekao ne čini dobrim? Želite li biti vedri i svježi, i da ne morate uvijek o nečemu razmišljati? Tada navijte svako jutro vaš sat. Dobit ćete snagu. Voda i Kruh života učinit će vašu dušu jakom, a kada je vaša duša jaka, i sve drugo će dobiti snagu od nje: vaš um, vaša osjetila, a i tijelo; ta pažnja daje mu snagu. Još jedan primjer, možda ste to već opazili: kada ste vrlo umorni i gladni, a onda pojedete koji zalogaj i popijete malo vode, opet se osjećate snažno. Odakle dolazi ta snaga? Hrana vam može dati snagu tek kada je probavljena, ne odmah. To je vaša duša, vaša vlastita bit. Duša ima veliku snagu liječenja. Vi ste duša. Vi ste sinovi Božji. Velik je čovjek. Sve su to male, male stvari o kojima nikada nismo brinuli, vidite li? No s njima možemo naš život učiniti uzvišenim. Ali pred sobom moramo imati jedan ideal. Mi lutamo uokolo bez cilja - u tome je nevolja. Počinjemo kopati jedan bunar ovdje, jedan tamo, posvuda. Neki su duboki jedan metar, neki dva, neki tri metra – ali nikad ne dođemo do vode. Molim svakoga od vas: odlučite se za svoj cilj. Trebat će vam jedan dan, tri dana ili sedam dana- ništa zato. Kada ste se jednom odlučili, ići ćete korak po korak prema vašem cilju. Neki idu jedan metar naprijed, zatim opet natrag, opet naprijed, opet natrag - to ne vodi nigdje. Na to samo potrošimo puno vremena. Kada sam završio obrazovanje i krenuo u svijet, također sam imao ambicije, životne ambicije. Ipak, morao sam odlučiti, i uz Božju milost odlučio sam: "Prvo Bog, a onda svijet!" Tada će sve ići u konstruktivnom smjeru da vam pomogne. Mi lutamo uokolo bez cilja, ne obaziremo se na te stvari. Rekao bih da hodamo zatvorenih očiju: strmoglavljujemo se ne mareći za ishod. Čovjek se može promijeniti. To je vaše ljudsko pravo, jer imate moć razlikovanja. Životinje je nemaju. Životinje također mogu biti vrlo korisne kada ih dresiramo, no čovjek je slobodan, unutar određenih granica. Kao što sam vam već rekao: navijte vaš sat svakodnevno, u miru. Svaki dan ćete biti svježi. Možda imate puno posla, ali kada sjednete u meditaciju, bit ćete svježi. To su neke zapreke na putu, a i neke konstruktivne stvari koje će vam pomoći u životu, izvana, a i iznutra- i na spiritualnom putu. Što ćete dobiti mijenjajući sami sebe? Božansko- to je vaše nasljedno pravo. Te male, male stvari čine čovjeka velikim. Na kraju, nešto jako veliko je u tome da ste dovedeni na spiritualni put. Sretni ste jer ste postavljeni na put i jer ste dobili nešto čime možete početi. Zašto onda svakodnevno ne navijati vaš sat? Dođite u kontakt sa Kruhom i Vodom života, koji ste na sreću dobili. Vi koji ste postavljeni na put mnogo ste sretniji od drugih ljudi na svijetu. Krist je rekao: "Tko sluša moje riječi, moj je učenik." Uzeti na sebe križ znači uzdići se iznad svijesti tijela. Dakle, navijte svako jutro svoj sat. To su pomoćni faktori i prepreke na putu. Zato je rečeno: „Istina je najviša, ali još je viši istinski način života." Mi premalo brinemo o pravom životu. Ako ne pazimo dovoljno na ove stvari, ne dobivamo prave rezultate. Molim vas, vi ste Božjom milošću, i zahvaljujući veličini našeg Učitelja Baba Sawan Singha postavljeni na put- to je Njegova milost koja djeluje. Vani kiši; otkako sam došao ovamo, kiši. Riječ "Sawan" znači mjesec kiše; u mjesecu Sawan uvijek kiši- i obično, gdje god da idem, kiša dođe prva. To je Njegova milost koja djeluje, sva zasluga ide Njemu. Ono malo što sam mogao naučiti, predočio sam vam u nekoliko riječi. Nemojte dati hranu svom tijelu prije nego ste dali hranu vašoj duši- to je prvo. Neka vam to bude pravilo. I kako biste mogli napredovati na putu, morate se držati tih stvari. Istinski način života stoji iznad istine. Sutra ću vas napustiti fizički, jer putujem, kako to moj Učitelj želi- Bog u Njemu. Izvana neću biti s vama, no moje misli su s vama. Ta snaga Krista ili Božja snaga uvijek je u vama, uvijek radi u vašem interesu i daje vam svu moguću pomoć, podršku i zaštitu. Zato ostanite u kontaktu; držite se onoga što sam vam rekao u nekoliko riječi. Bog će vas blagosloviti. To je sve što mogu reći. Ostanite u kontaktu; nemojte dozvoliti da vas od toga odvrati ono što čujete od drugih osim ako sami ne čujete i ne vidite vlastitim očima. Svi ste Božja djeca; djeca su uvijek draga Ocu. Svi ste dragi Bogu koji se nalazi u nama. I meni ste dragi. I trebate iz dana u dan napredovati. Želim svima vama da postanete poslanici- da budete bolji od mene, rekao bih. Svaki otac želi da njegova djeca budu još kompetentnija i sposobnija od njega samoga. Evo, to je bilo nekoliko riječi od mene. Sutra ću vas napustiti, ali samo izvana. Ta Snaga koja je u vama pomoći će vam i zaštititi vas. Ostanite u kontaktu, to je sve što mogu reći. Vidite, vi ste sretni što me vidite, ali ja sam još sretniji od svih vas. Zbog toga što ste vi vidjeli samo jednoga, a ja sam vidio sve vas. Nisam li ja sretniji? Ljubav sve uljepšava. I hvala onima koji me prate na mom putu, prenoseći ovo poslanstvo svim ljudima. To je Njegov posao; zasluga ide Bogu i našem Učitelju.