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Written by Sant Kirpal Singh, from the book "Morning Talks" 1967-11-21, Delhi, Sawan Ashram Talk available as mp3 at audio.sant-kirpal-singh.org How can our devotion to God or the God-in-man bear fruit? First of all, we should earn our livelihood by the sweat of our brow and by honest means. We should not squeeze the blood of others knowingly or unknowingly. All of our actions should be above board, in which nobody's blood is squeezed. You should earn your livelihood honestly, maintain yourself and your family and at the same time share with others. Some part of your earnings must be given away for the good of others. History shows that one tenth of their income used to be given away by the old Christians, Hindus and others. Why? because some part of our income might be due to our not having done our duty very honestly, even for half an hour or ten minutes. Suppose for example, you are paid for six hours work and you have not put in a full six hours for the job but have wasted half an hour. So whatever you have been paid for in that half an hour is not yours. It has not been earned by you. This has been the custom with all Masters. Guru Nanak was once invited by a ruler of His time to a big feast in which all sorts of dishes were served. He did not attend the feast but instead went to stay with some poor fellow, Lalo by name, who was a carpenter and worked very hard to maintain himself. So Guru Nanak remained with him and ate his bread. The next morning, the ruler came to know that although Guru Nanak had come He did not join the feasting. He sent for Guru Nanak and said, "Well Nanak, you did not join my feast. Guru Nanak replied, "I came of course, but did not join your feast because it was served by squeezing the blood of others. I could not suck the blood of others and that is why I did not come." The ruler was enraged. Masters are not afraid to tell the truth in order to bring home to us what it is that we are doing. So the ruler demanded a proof from Guru Nanak that what He said was true. "All right," Guru Nanak said, "bring me some of the dishes that were served at your feast." The ruler had them brought and at the same time, Guru Nanak sent for the bread that He had eaten at Lalo's home. He put His left hand into the dishes served at the feast and His right hand into the bread brought from Lalo's home. He then squeezed both of them. The result was that drops of milk fell from the bread brought from Lalo's home and from the dishes served at the ruler's feast, there fell drops of blood. So if you want progress in your devotion to God, always earn your livelihood honestly. Our Master used to visit one Baba Kahan at Peshawar. I was then in my school life and I also used to go to him. Baba Kahan once went to our Master's office and said, "What are you doing?" The Master said jokingly, "Well, I am just preparing a bill." "For how much?" "Give it to me," said Baba Kahan. "I will give you two thousand if you like," replied the Master. As it so happened, a war occurred in that area and our Master was detailed for duty. After a few months, He had earned about Rs. 2.000. The Master then thought that he should go and visit Baba Kahan. Previously, He used to offer him Rs. 10, but this time Baba Kahan said, "Well, look here, I want Rs. 20 this time." The Master said to him, "What, are you becoming greedy?" "Not the least," replied Baba Kahan, "I want the extra so that the poison may be taken away from your earnings. Before you earned less and I took Rs. 10, which was given away to the poor. I want Rs.20 now only for the reason that you have got more money. Let it be shared with others." You follow me? So the first thing required is that the source from which your earnings is derived must be an honest one. If it comes from a source whereby somebody's blood is squeezed, how can you think that your mind will be pure? You must live on your honest earnings. The second thing is that love knows no burden. Devotion to God does not mean procrastination. The lover of God works harder than other people because love knows no burden. Out of love he serves everybody. He does not become tired. Generally, when people sit for devotion, they sit for purposes of show and then say to themselves, "Oh I am so tired, let me lie down." Well, what's the good of it? This is show, you see. If somebody gives you even a glass of milk, he sends a debit to you and whether you have got money in your bank or not, you will become bankrupt. So be careful not to squeeze the blood of others. Your livelihood should be earned by the sweat of your brow. This is one thing if you want to be successful in your devotion to the God-in-man, or God. Further, anything which helps you to have sweet remembrance of God is a true ritual to be followed. If you go anywhere where you forget God, that place should be avoided. Just have a society or suchlike ritual in which the remembrance of God is boosted. Love knows no show. Love knows no burden. Love would not like to squeeze the blood of anybody. This is the stage to be reached in order to be successful in your devotion to God. Generally, people don't care for these things. So first, you must be active. You must stand on your own legs. Earn your livelihood by honest means, maintain yourself and your family and also share with others who are needy, naked or hungry. Generally it has been the custom in all nations to give one tenth of one's earnings. Secondly, if you love God, you must have love for all, as God resides in every heart. All are the children of God. These are the two things required in the way of devotion to God, which will give you success. If somebody else is looking after you and serving you, that will be debited against you. You will become bankrupt. If you have got money in your bank, that's all right, otherwise it will go against you. So first of all, to be successful in the worship of God you must earn your livelihood by honest means and by the sweat of your brow, by which you maintain yourself and your family, and share with others who are needy, hungry and naked. The second thing, is that you must be active and do such works as will flare up your love for God. All ceremonies, rituals and other things are blessed if they develop or flare up your love for God. Any action or engagement that causes you to forget God should be avoided. So this is the subject for today. Every day you get something different. These are helping factors for your success in approaching God. If some sincere seeker after truth who was living on the earnings of others came up to our Master, he was told to put in three hours meditation for himself and three hours more for those who served him. Nobody serves you without wanting something in return. So our Master asked those who were served by others to put in double the time for their meditations to be successful in the way to reach God. One man came here this morning (he happens to be a temple priest) and asked me how he should maintain himself. I asked him, "Well, you get some pay?" "Yes," the man replied, "but not too much." I said, "Well , if you do some work for somebody you are entitled to the pay, but don't live on offerings. If somebody offers something to God or to a temple, they want something in return. If you live on these offerings, they will be debited to you." So be very careful how you live. Even if nobody else sees what you do, He sees. You have to account for all of your actions. If you follow what has been explained to you today and put in regular time to your spiritual practices, you will succeed.
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Kako naša predanost Bogu ili Bogu-u-čovjeku može uroditi plodom? Prije svega moramo na pošteni način zarađivati za život. Ne smijemo iskorištavati druge ljude, svjesno ili nesvjesno. Trebali bismo sve raditi na otvoreni i pošteni način i pritom ne bismo nikoga smjeli iskorištavati. Trebali biste pošteno zarađivati za život, uzdržavajući vas i vašu obitelj, i istovremeno dijeliti s drugima. Jedan dio vaše zarade morate darovati za dobrobit drugih. U povijesti vidimo da su stari kršćani, hindusi i drugi redovito davali desetinu svoje zarade. Zašto? Jer bi jedan dio naše zarade mogao odgovarati onom vremenu kada nismo najsavjesnije i u potpunosti obavljali našu dužnost, bilo to pola sata ili deset minuta. Na primjer, pretpostavimo da ste plaćeni za šest sati rada, a niste radili punih šest sati već stepotratilipola sata. Tako vam ono što vam je plaćeno za tih pola sata ne pripada. To niste zaradili. To je bio običaj kod svih Učitelja. Jednom je jedan vladar pozvao Guru Nanaka na veliku gozbu na kojoj su bila poslužena raznovrsna jela. On nije otišao na gozbu već je umjesto toga posjetio jednog siromašnog čovjeka po imenu Lalo, koji je bio stolar i koji je vrlo teško radio da zaradi za život. Tako je Guru Nanak ostao kod njega i jeo njegov kruh. Slijedećeg jutra vladar je doznao da je Guru Nanak došao, ali da se nije pridružio gozbi. Poslao je po Guru Nanaka i upitao ga: "Pa, Nanak, nisi došao na moju gozbu. Zašto?" Guru Nanak mu je odgovorio: "Došao sam, naravno, ali nisam otišao na tvoju gozbu jer je poslužena hrana bila pribavljena cijeđenjem krvi, iskorištavanjem drugih. Nisam drugima mogao piti krv, i zato nisam došao." Kralj je bio bijesan. Učitelji se ne boje reći istinu da bi nam postalo jasno što činimo. Tako je kralj od Guru Nanaka zatražio dokaz za istinitost njegovih riječi. "Dobro," rekao je Guru Nanak, "donesite mi neko jelo koje ste poslužili na vašoj gozbi." Vladar je zapovijedio da donesu jelo, a Guru Nanak je istovremeno poslao po kruh koji je jeo u Lalovoj kući. Lijevu ruku stavio je na jelo posluženo na gozbi, a desnu na kruh iz Lalovog doma. Tada je stisnuo obje šake. Iz Lalovog kruha počelo je kapati mlijeko, a iz jela posluženog na vladarevoj gozbi kapala je krv. Zato, ako želite razviti predanost Bogu, tada na pošteni način zarađujte za život. Naš je Učitelj u Peshawaru redovito posjećivao jednog čovjeka po imenu Baba Kahan. U ono vrijeme sam pohađao školu i također sam često posjećivao tog čovjeka. Baba Kahan je jednom došao u ured našeg Učitelja i upitao ga: "Što radiš?" Učitelj je šaljivo rekao: "Pa, upravo pišem račun." " Od koliko?" "Četiri tisuće rupija." "Daj ih meni." reče Baba Kahan. "Dat ću ti dvije tisuće ako želiš." odgovorio je Učitelj. Dogodilo se da je u tom kraju izbio rat i naš je Učitelj bio raspoređen po vojnoj dužnosti. Za nekoliko mjeseci zaradio je otprilike dvije tisuće rupija. Tada je odlučio ponovno posjetiti Baba Kahana. Ranije mu je redovito davao deset rupija, no taj mu je put Baba Kahan rekao: "Ovog puta želim dvadeset rupija." Učitelj ga je upitao: "Što, postaješ li pohlepan?" "Ni najmanje," odgovori Baba Kahan, "Želim dodatni novac kako bi iz tvoje zarade izašao otrov. Ranije si zarađivao manje, i ja sam uzimao deset rupija i davao ih siromašnima. Sada hoću dvadeset rupija samo zato jer si dobio više novaca. Podijeli ga s drugima." Razumijete li me? Način na koji zarađujete vaš novac mora biti pošten. Ako pritom iskorištavate druge, kako možete očekivati da će vaš um biti čist? Morate pošteno zarađivati vaš novac. Druga stvar je da ljubav ne poznaje teret. Predanost Bogu ne dozvoljava odlaganje. Onaj tko voli Boga radi teže od drugih ljudi, jer ljubavi ništa nije teško. On iz ljubavi služi svima. On se ne umara. Obično kada ljudi sjednu u molitvu kako bi na druge ostavili dobar dojam, kažu sami sebi: "Oh, tako sam umoran, prilegnut ću." Pa, kakva je korist od toga? To je onda samo predstava, show. Ako vam netko posluži samo čašu mijeka, poslat će vam račun koji morate podmiriti, bez obzira imate li novaca na računu ili ne. Ako ne, bankrotirat ćete. Zato pazite da ne iskorištavate druge. Trebali biste u znoju vašeg lica zarađivati za život. To je jedna stvar, ako želite s uspjehom razviti predanost Bogu ili Bogu-u-čovjeku. Zatim, sve ono što vam pomaže da budete u dragom sjećanju na Boga istinski je ritual kojega se treba pridržavati. Ako idete negdje gdje zaboravljate Boga, tada biste to mjesto trebali izbjegavati. Budite u društvu ljudi ili činite one rituale koji u vama bude drago sjećanje na Boga. Ljubav ne zna za glumu. Ljubavi ništa nije teško. Ljubav nikoga ne iskorištava. To je nivo koji moramo doseći da bismo uspješno razvili našu predanost Bogu. Obično se ljudi ne brinu o tim stvarima. Zato, kao prvo, morate biti aktivni. Trebate stajati na vlastitim nogama. Pošteno zarađujte za život, uzdržavajte vas i vašu obitelj i također dijelite s drugima koji su u nevolji, sa siromašnima, sa gladnima. Uglavnom je kod svih naroda bio običaj davati jednu desetinu zarade. Kao drugo, ako volite Boga, morate voljeti sve, jer Bog stanuje u svakom srcu. Svi su Božja djeca. To su dvije stvari koje su potrebne da bismo s uspjehom razvili našu predanost Bogu. Ako se netko drugi brine o vama i služi vam, to će se knjižiti kao vaš dug. Bankrotirati ćete. Ako imate novaca na računu, to je u redu, inače će to biti na vašu štetu. Zato, prije svega, da biste bili uspješni u štovanju Boga, morate u vašeg lica i pošteno zarađivati za život, na taj način uzdržavati vas i vašu obitelj i dijeliti s drugima koji su u nevolji, sa gladnima, sa siromašnima. Druga stvar je da trebate biti aktivni i raditi ono što će poticati i jačati vašu ljubav za Boga. Sve ceremonije, rituali i druge stvari blagoslovljeni su ako razvijaju ili potiču vašu ljubav za Boga. Ona djela ili aktivnosti zbog kojih zaboravljate Boga trebate izbjegavati. Dakle, ovo je današnja tema. Svakog dana dobivate nešto drugo. To je pomoć za vaš napredak na putu prema Bogu. Kada bi neki iskreni tragaoc za istinom koji je živio od zarade drugih došao k našem Učitelju, On bi mu savjetovao da meditira tri sata za sebe i još tri za one koji su ga uzdržavali. Nitko vam ne služi a da ne želi nešto zauzvrat. Zato je naš Učitelj od onih koje su drugi uzdržavali tražio da ulože dvostruko vrijeme za svoju meditaciju kako bi mogli napredovati na putu i doseći Boga. Danas ujutro došao je jedan čovjek (on je svećenik u jednom hramu) i pitao me kako da se uzdržava za život. Upitao sam ga: "Dobro, dobivaš li neku plaću?" "Da," odgovorio je, "ali ne baš mnogo." Rekao sam mu: "Dobro, ako napraviš neki posao za nekoga imaš pravo na plaću, ali nemoj živjeti od darovanog novca. Ako netko nešto pokloni Bogu ili hramu, on očekuje nešto zauzvrat. Ako živiš od tog novca, bit ćeš njihov dužnik." Zato vrlo dobro pazite kako živite. Čak i ako nitko drugi ne vidi što radite, On vidi. Za sve što činite morat ćete položiti račun. Ako živite po tome što vam je danas objašnjeno i redovito posvetite vrijeme za vašu meditaciju, imat ćete uspjeha.