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From the book "Morning Talks", written by Sant Kirpal Singh 1967-11-10, Delhi, Sawan Ashram Talk available as mp3 at audio.sant-kirpal-singh.org Why should we worship anybody? Why should we give preference to the God-in-man? First of all, God is manifested in Him. He is also within us, but is not manifest. Just with a little thought of His, He gives us a boost to rise above body consciousness. We are given some capital, something to start with, of seeing and hearing God. Why should we worship the God-in-man? God is love and we are also love personified. The natural way of love is that it is always attached to something. We are attached through love to our body, to our children, to our society, to our country. Our love is divided into so many parts. The whole purpose of loving the God-in-man is that our love should be united, centred in one place. It is just like a water pipe that has some holes in it, the water will run out drop by drop. If you close all the holes of the pipe, but leave one hole open, then through that open hole you will find that the water will shoot forth. The purpose of loving the God-in-man is that your whole love should be centred in one place, where He is manifest. Because God is manifested in Him, He has got an attraction. He will attract your soul towards His own self. You will have seen that a bird sings when it sees flowers that grow outside. The bird will not sing on flowers that are made of paper and it will not be attracted by pictures of flowers. The beauty of God that is refulgent in the God-man attracts the souls of others. The more you direct your attention towards Him, that radiance in Him will attract you and will become so strong that all of your other attachments will be cut away. This is one main reason why we should worship the God-in-man. The other reason is, "As you think, so you become". Every day you get an injection from His Life in your own soul. You get an abundance of that Life within you, which comes from all Life itself. If you love somebody, even though there will be hundreds of others sitting around you, your attention will be directed to Him. Similarly, the radiance from the God-in-man will attract you. Every minute, you will be worshipping Him. So, "As you think, so you become". In due course of time, you will forget whether it is you or He. As Saint Paul said, "It is I, yet not now I, it is Christ that liveth in me". Such an initiate becomes as good as the Master, and the Master is as good as God. So this is why we should love the God-in-man. Why should we keep His commandments? If you are attached to someone, you will follow him, wherever he goes. But if you have love for the Master, the God in Him, where will you go? You will go where He goes. If he is not to return to the world how can you come back! There are so many reasons why we should love the God-in-man. I have given an instance of a lover of one Master, whose name was Bheek. The disciple used to recite the very repetition of the Master’s name. He was so much in tune with the Master. At that time, it was the reign of the Muslim kings. The people heard him reciting "Bheek, Bheek" and asked him, "Who is your God?" He replied, "Bheek is my God." "Who is his prophet?" "My Master is the only prophet." So, according to the Mohammedan rites and rituals, they decided to behead him and his case was brought before the king, so that the order could be given. The king saw his God-intoxicated eyes and said, "Leave him, leave him." The people said, "He will run off." The king replied, "No, no, he won’t go." The king then spoke to the man and said, "Well look here, there is a dearth of rain in our country. Would you ask your Master Bheek to send us some rain, so that the fields will have enough water?" "All right, I will tell Him," replied Bheek’s disciple. He had so much confidence in his Master. Are we so confident about the Master? "All right," said the king, "when will you come back?" "The day after tomorrow," replied Bheek’s disciple. He went away and naturally, there was very heavy rain. The country was flooded with water. On the third day he returned, and the king offered some income and villages, saying, "This I offer to your Master." "Oh no, no, these are all perishable things. I can’t take perishable things to my Master," replied Bheek’s disciple. What is the good of worshipping a Master? You have not seen God and unless you see God, then what to do? The best remedy is, to see Him where He is manifest. If you see the God-in-man, you see God. Christ said, "Who has seen me, has seen my Father". So the worship of the God-in-man is the worship of God. Constantly you are imbued with His sweet memories, from head to foot. Then, in due course of time, you forget yourself, whether it is you or He. Maulana Rumi said that "My inner self is so much overflooded with my Master that I have forgotten who I am. I am no more". So for these reasons, for so many reasons, we worship the God-in-man. If you worship Him, where will you go? You will go where He will go. If you direct your whole attention to Him, He will attract you and cut off all your fetters. You will be all alone, even when sitting amongst thousands of people. You will be just devoted to your Master. Outside, you appear to be a man moving on earth, but you are no more a man, you are a Master’s man. If the Master is God-in-man and you become a Master’s man, then you will become God-in-man. This is the most natural way. It requires no philosophy. As you think, so you become. We have just to abide by the commandments of the Master. The ABC starts from there. Yesterday, I was just putting before you what things stand in the way of devotion and how devotion gives you full fruit. Now I am telling you why you should worship the Master. These things are brought to your notice to understand. Everything has its why and wherefore. But be careful that you are not devoted to a false master. What is the criterion of a real Master and an acting and posing master? A real Master can give you a lift. He gives you something to see within and something to hear within. If He does this for a while, and also gives you something to start with in Light and Sound, well, this is the outer criterion. Don’t be led away by outer pomp and show. Simply see what He can give you. Generally, the world is flooded with so-called masters. A real Master is one who can give you something to start with on the very first day. Then you can develop it from day to day. If a seed is planted in the earth and watered regularly, then it will grow. The love of the Master is the water. The more you love, the more you will keep His commandments and will have constant remembrance. The more you love, the more you will have the life impulse from the Master and you will be overflowing with life. There are so many benefits. Christ said, "I am the vine and thou art the branches. So long as you are embedded in me you will bear forth ample fruit". The same teachings were given by all Masters who came in the past. God-consciousness can be developed by coming into contact with a God-conscious man. He is God-consciousness Himself. He has risen to it. What happens if you rise in the Master? Because He is a God-conscious man, you will become God-conscious. This is the simple way and if you are regular in your devotions, in a very short time you can achieve anything. The pity it is that so many things stand in the way, as I told you yesterday. We have to be very careful about what I told you. If you have constant remembrance of Him, you will have more love. When you are stabbed for instance (God forbid), you will have a pain in your heart. Nobody sees, but you have got a constant pain within you. Similarly, if you have love for the Master, you will never forget Him. You may just be thinking of the Master and tears will flow down from your eyes. This is why we should love the Master, and this love will only commence when we keep His commandments.
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Zašto bismo uopće nekoga trebali štovati? Zašto da to bude prije svega Bog-u-čovjeku? Kao prvo, u Njemu je očitovan Bog. On se nalazi i u nama, ali nije očitovan. Samo jedna Njegova mala misao dovoljna je da bude poticaj da se uzdignemo iznad svijesti tijela. Dobili smo jedan kapital, nešto s čime počinjemo vidjeti i slušati Boga. Zbog čega bismo trebali štovati Boga-u-čovjeku? Bog je ljubav i mi smo također utjelovljena ljubav. Priroda ljubavi je da se ona uvijek veže za nešto. Mi smo kroz ljubav vezani za naše tijelo, našu djecu, naše društvo, našu državu. Naša ljubav podijeljena je na mnogo dijelova. Smisao ljubavi prema Bogu-u-čovjeku je da se naša ljubav ujedini, koncentrira na jedno mjesto. To je kao kod cijevi za vodu koja ima nekoliko rupa. Voda ćeiscuriti van, kap po kap. Ako zatvorite sve rupe na cijevi, a jednu ostavite otvorenu, voda će kroz nju poteći u mlazu. Svrha ljubavi prema Bogu-u-čovjeku je da se cijela vaša ljubav usmjeri na jedno mjesto, tamo gdje je On očitovan. On nas privlači, jer je u njemu očitovan Bog. On će privući vašu dušu k Njemu samome. Možda ste jednom vidjeli da ptica pjeva kada vidi cvijeće u cvatu. Ptica ne pjevazbog cvijeća od papira i neće je privući naslikano cvijeće. Ljepota Boga koja blista u Bogu-čovjeku privlači duše drugih. Što više vašu pažnju usmjerite prema Njemu, to će vas više privući Njegovo zračenje i ono će postati tako snažno, da će sve vaše ostale vezanosti nestati. To je jedan od glavnih razloga zbog kojega trebamo štovati Boga-u-čovjeku. Drugi razlog je: "Kako mislite, takvi postajete." Svakog dana vaša duša dobiva jedan djelić Njegovog Života. Vi dobivate obilje tog Života koje dolazi od samog izvora Života. Ako nekoga volite, čak i ako stotine drugihljudi sjede oko vas, vaša će pažnja biti usmjerena prema njemu. Na sličan način vas privlači zračenje Boga-u-čovjeku. Štovati ćete ga svake minute. Dakle, "Što mislite, takvi postajete." S vremenom ćete zaboraviti jeste li to vi ili On. Kao što je Sveti Pavao rekao: "Živim - ali ne više ja, nego Krist živi u meni."Takav učenik postaje jednak Učitelju, a Učitelj je jednak Bogu. Dakle, zato bismo trebali voljeti Boga-u-čovjeku. Zbog čega se moramo držati Njegovih zapovijedi? Ako ste vezani za nekoga, slijediti ćete ga gdje god on išao. Ako volite Učitelja, Boga u Njemu, kamo ćete otići? Tamo gdje On ide. Ako se On ne vraća na svijet, kako se onda vi možete vratiti? Postoje mnogi razlozi zašto bismo trebali voljeti Boga-u-čovjeku. Dao sam vam primjer jednog čovjeka koji je jako volio Učitelja po imenu Bheek. Učenik je uvijek na glas ponavljao Učiteljevo ime. Bio je potpuno usklađen s Učiteljem. U to su vrijeme vladali muslimanski kraljevi. Ljudi su ga čuli kako ponavlja: "Bheek, Bheek" i upitali su ga: "Tko je tvoj Bog?" On je odgovorio: "Bheek je moj Bog." "Tko je njegov prorok?" "Moj Učitelj je jedini prorok." Tako suoni, prema muslimanskim običajima, odlučili odrubiti mu glavu. Njegov je slučaj iznijet pred kralja, kako bi on dao tu zapovijed. Kralj je vidio njegove Bogom opijene oči teje rekao: "Pustite ga, pustite ga." Ljudi su odvratili: "Ali pobjeći će!" ,no kralj im je na to odgovorio: "Ne, ne, on neće pobjeći." Zatim se obratio tom čovjeku i rekao mu: "Gledaj, u našoj zemlji vlada velika suša. Možeš li zamoliti tvog Učitelja Bheeka da nam pošalje malo kiše, tako da polja dobiju dovoljno vode?" "Dobro, reći ću mu", odgovori Bheekov učenik. On je imao veliko povjerenje u svog Učitelja. Imamo li i mi toliko povjerenja u Učitelja? "U redu", pitao ga je kralj, "kada ćeš se vratiti?" "Prekosutra", odgovori Bheekov učenik. Otišao je i naravno, pala je jaka kiša. Zemlja se obilato natopila vodom. Kada se trećeg dana vratio, kralj mu ponudi novce i nekoliko sela rekavši: "Ovo poklanjam tvom Učitelju." "O, ne, ne, to su sve prolazne stvari. Prolazne stvari ne mogu odnijeti mom Učitelju!", odgovori mu učenik. Koja je svrha štovanja Učitelja? Vi još niste vidjeli Boga itako dugo dok ga niste vidjeli, što vam je činiti? Najbolje je da ga vidite tamo gdje je On očitovan. Ako vidite Boga-u-čovjeku, vidite Boga. Krist je rekao: "Onaj tko je vidio mene, vidio je moga Oca." Štovanje Boga-u-čovjeku je štovanje Boga. Neprestano ste ispunjeni dragim sjećanjem na Njega, od glave do pete. S vremenom ćete zaboraviti samoga sebe, da li ste to vi ili On. Maulana Rumi je rekao: "Moje unutarnje ja toliko je ispunjeno mojim Učiteljem da sam zaboravio tko sam. Mene više nema." Iz svih tih razloga, mi štujemo Boga-u-čovjeku. Ako ga štujete, kamo ćete otići? Otići ćete tamo gdje bude otišao On. Ako čitavu vašu pažnju usmjerite prema Njemu, On će vas privući i presjeći sve vaše okove. Čak i kada ste među tisućama ljudi, bit ćete posve sami, jer ste predani samo vašem Učitelju. Izvana možete izgledati kao običan čovjek koji hoda po zemlji, no više niste samo čovjek, vi steUčiteljev čovjek. Ako je Učitelj Bog-u-čovjeku, a vi postaneteUčiteljev čovjek, tada ćete postati Bog-u-čovjeku. To je najprirodniji put. On ne zahtijeva nikakvu filozofiju. Kako mislite, takvi ćete postati. Mi samo trebamo slijediti Učiteljeve zapovijedi. Tu počinju osnove spiritualnosti. Jučer sam vam izložio koje stvari stoje na putu predanosti i kako će vam ona donijeti mnogo plodova. Sada vam objašnjavam zbog čega trebate štovati Učitelja. Sve to vam je dano da razumijete. Sve ima svoj razlog. No pazite da ne budete predani lažnom učitelju. Kako raspoznati istinskog Učitelja od onoga kojise pretvara i glumi? Istinski Učitelj vas može uzdignuti. On vam daje da iznutra nešto vidite i čujete. Ako On to čini neko vrijeme i ako vam uz to daje nešto da počinjete vidjeti Svjetlo i Ton, to je dakle vanjski pokazatelj. Nemojte se dati zavesti vanjskim sjajem. Jednostavno pogledajte što vam on može dati. Svijet je u velikoj mjeri preplavljen takozvanim učiteljima. Istinski Učitelj je onaj koji vam već prvog dana može dati nešto s čime ćete započeti. Tada to možete razvijati iz dana u dan. Ako je sjeme posijano u zemlju i redovito se zalijeva, ono će rasti. Ljubav prema Učitelju je voda. Što više volite, to ćete se više držati Njegovih zapovijedi i biti ćete u stalnom sjećanju. Što više volite, više ćete dobiti nešto od životnog impulsa Učitelja i to će vas preplaviti Životom. Toliko dobrog to nosi sa sobom. Krist je rekao: "Ja sam trs, vi ste mladice. Tko ostaje u meni i ja u njemu, rodi mnogo roda." To isto učenje davali su svi Učitelji iz prošlosti. Svijest o Bogu može se razvijati kada dolazimo u kontakt sa čovjekom svjesnim Boga. On sâm je SvijestBoga. On se u nju uzdignuo. Što se događa ako se uzdignete k Učitelju? Zbog toga jer je On čovjek koji je svjestan Boga, vi ćete postati svjesni Boga. To je jednostavan put i ako se redovito posvećujete vašim vježbama, u vrlo kratko vrijeme možete doseći sve. Šteta je da nam vrlo mnogo stvari stoji na putu, kao što sam vam jučer rekao. Trebamo biti vrlo oprezni u vezi onoga što sam vam rekao. Ako ste u stalnom sjećanju na Njega, vaša će ljubav rasti. Na primjer, kad bi vas netko, ne daj Bože, povrijedio nožem,osjećati ćete bol.To nitko ne vidi, ali vas cijelo vrijeme iznutra boli. Slično tome, ako volite Učitelja, nikada ga nećete zaboraviti. Dovoljno je da samo pomislite na Njega i suze će vam poteći niz obraze. Zato trebamo voljeti Učitelja i ta će se ljubav razviti tek kada se držimo Njegovih zapovijedi.