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Dear brothers and sisters, we are greatly fortunate that we have got the manbody. Manbody is the highest in all creation, next to God. Even the angels bowed down to the manbody when it was made. All scriptures tell us that due to the reactions of very good actions of the past, we get the manbody. So really we are very fortunate. Our good actions have fructified, and we have got the manbody as a result thereof. It is a golden opportunity in which we can pay off all reactions of the past. And also we are free, within certain limits. All bodies other than the manbody are bound; they have got no free action there. In the human body we are bound to a certain extent, as a reaction of the past, and we are free also within certain limits. So if we are wise, we will pay off the old reactions, the old karmas, and go back home. So it is a time in which we can either go home or go back again in the wheel of life and death. Be very cautious. This is a golden opportunity we have got. Try to understand how to pay off the debts which we have. You will find we are to be very cautious. Each thought that strikes us causes a reaction. Each thought, each word and each deed has to be accounted and compensated for in nature. Nature spares no man. "As you sow so shall you reap." No exception to the rule. Never think idly of anything. If you think idly of anything, even that has a reaction. The fifth Guru of the Sikhs says, "Be afraid of the sins we have done unknowingly." They will also have a reaction. So every cause has an effect. We are to understand this principle, this law. If we understand this principle or Law of Karma, then we can come out of it and go back home. Otherwise we'll keep on coming and going and coming and going. So each cause has an effect. Every action brings about a reaction. Uproot the cause and the effect disappears. This has been done by the Masters who have transcended these laws. But all others are bound by the bonds of karma, which is the root cause of physical existence. Of course, these are very good actions, the reactions of which have given you the manbody. But still we have to be very careful what we do: either we are trying to go back down or back home. So there are three kinds of karma. One kind is called Sanchit. "Sanchit" means "which are stored as yet," not fructified. So suchlike karmas, you see, from hundreds of births back, are just in store, not yet touched for reaction. In India at the time of the Pandavas, there was one Dhritarashtra. He was a great yogi but blind from birth. Lord Krishna asked him, "You are blind from your very birth. What caused it? What karma have you incurred, the result of which you are blind from birth?" And he told him, "By yogic power I know up to one hundred births back; and I have found no action the result of which I would be blind." Lord Krishna, who was a yogishwar, just gave him help to go back still further. And he found that in his 106th birth back he had done the action which resulted in his present blindness. Miind that there are akashic records, you see. Whatever we speak, whatever we think, that is recorded in the akash. Those who can read those records, they can give you statements made hundreds of births back. Ever since we have left the house of our Father, ever since we have been sent to the earth, we have been coming and going. Action and reaction has been going on. Some has been paid off by Pralabdha karma. Pralabdha karmas are the karmas which are in fruit, which are fructified, and on which our present existence is based. First, we have got the manbody. That is the result of very high karma, good karma. Now also we are bound within certain limits unless those reactions are paid off, and the seeds of no further actions are sown. So pralabdha is the karma on which our present life is based. It is what is called "fate" or "destiny." Fate or destiny is a reaction of our past karma which is now in fruit. The third class is Kriyaman, the actions that we do daily. So as I submitted, man is free within certain limits and bound within certain limits. Just take the example of a boy who is flying the kite in the air. He may have, for instance, two or three hundred yards of thread with which he is flying the kite. But his father is at the back, keeping two hundred yards of thread in his control. He has allowed only a hundred yards of thread to his son; enough to enable him to fly the kite. So he can fly the kite only up to a hundred yards, not more. So these karmas are of different natures. Some karma bears fruit very quickly; others, a little later; others, very long. Take the example of the courts. There are small cause courts, there are high courts, and there are privy council courts. Is it not so? Ordinary cases are settled in weeks or a month or so. Cases intricate take months to decide in high courts. And there are other cases of a very intricate nature; they take years to decide in privy council. You follow my point? So we incur action and reaction daily. They are bearing forth fruit: some quickly, some later, some still later. As in the case of Dhritarashtra I quoted you: he was reaping the fruit of karma incurred 106 births back. Some of the Kriyaman karma we reap in this life; the remaining is transferred to the Sanchit karma. Karma is the cause of rebirth; and each birth is, in turn, followed by death. There the cycle of enjoyment and suffering results. Some are happy; some are not happy. So, "as you think, so you become." Ignorance of the law is no excuse, mind that. We say we don't know, but what we have sown, we must reap. Whether we sow good actions or bad actions – both are binding. Handcuffs or chains may be made of iron or gold; but they are equally binding. These karmic laws are difficult to understand; but if we follow what I am telling you, we can save our life, our coming down to the earth. So fortunately we can learn how to pay off debts and come off this wheel of life. We daily sow seeds. They will bear forth fruit. Some are being fructified. Some are being laid in the Sanchit karma, in store. The store of our karma is great. So in this plight if we meet some Master who knows this law of nature, how to wind it up and liberate us from that law – he takes on the process of winding up all the karmas of the initiate. He takes over. It is a very difficult, very hard job, being a Master. First of all, what does He do? He gives you a contact with the Sound Current within, by practising which the Sanchit or storehouse karmas are burned away. It is a great blessing: all Sanchit karmas are burned off. They will not fructify in future lives. Then for Kriyaman karma, the karma that we do daily, he prescribes the maintenance of the diary. You see? Now mark the purpose for which the diary is meant. It has a very important work to do. He is enjoined to lead a clean life and weed out all imperfections in him by self-introspection from day to day. This he is instructed to do. The Pralabdha karma is not touched. It is a result of that karma that we have got the present life. If Saints touch this, then the life will end; the very moment a Saint touches the Pralabdha karma, the life will end! So he does not touch it because it is the cause of the physical body, which would vanish due to interference in nature's law. So a very small amount of karma remains to be tolerated by the initiate during the present life. Now Sanchit karmas in store are burned away by coming in contact with the Sound. The more you come in contact with the Sound Principle within you, the Naam or Word, the two aspects of which are Light and Sound, your Sanchit karma will be burned away. Pralabdha karma is not touched. Kriyaman karma is just as I told you: for that he makes you to be very strict. Don't spare yourself. You should criticize yourself as you like to criticize others. And weed out day to day. Some of the remaining karmas are Kriyaman, you see; they are also polished down, softened down, by the Master, by the disciple's devotion. Now, you see, when you sit by a Master the mind keeps silent for a few minutes. Mind does not make any trouble. You have no thoughts, as a result of the radiation of the Master. And the qualification of a Master is given as, sitting in whose presence your mind does not rake up any trouble for a while. As I told you yesterday, if you go to a man who sells scents he may not give you anything, but by radiation you get perfume. Similarly, in His presence, if you sit fully receptive for a time, your mind won't make all kinds of trouble. That's by radiation. And if you have a contact within? You see? Then the phial of perfume is given to you. So Pralabdha karmas, you see, are not touched, because over them we have no control. They have to react. What has to come to pass must come to pass. No exception to the rule. There is, however, one possible way out: one may so mould and develop his inner self through the guidance of the Master-soul that he or she may not feel the bitter sting of the karma. Just take the example of an almond or walnut when it is not ripe. You can put a needle through it. But when it is ripe, the shell is separated from the kernel, and if you put in a needle, it won't pass through the shell. Is it not so? When you sit by the Master, He wants to give you a way up, to rise above body-consciousness; then even if all outer things do come up as a result of the Pralabdha karma, they don't have the pinching effect. That's the blessing of the Master. A child is to be operated on; the mother takes the child in her lap while the operation is being done. And the child is satisfied: he sits in the lap of the mother, you see. Those initiated, those who are devoted to the Master within, they do get bitter results of reactions of the past, but they are not felt. If we rise above body-consciousness daily, they will not be felt. There is a case of one Abdullah, who was a devotee of Mian Mir in India. As a result of the Pralabdha karma, he was suffering very much but he rose above, back of the eyes. And the Master came: "Oh, what are you doing? You have sown the seeds. You must bear the result of that. Why are you sitting up there? Come down!" But this is the Grace of the Master, if we follow Him. For the Kriyaman karma we are to weed out all imperfections through the diary. Those karmas which are in store, those are burned away the more you come in contact with the Light and Sound Principle. So recent karmas which you do daily, they are weeded out by self-introspection. Whatever remains that also is smoothed down by the love of the Master; the pinching effect does not remain the same. So as I told you, it is like a walnut or almond: when it is not ripe, you can put a needle through; but when it is ripe, the shell is separated – you may try to put in a needle, but it won't pass. Similarly, it happens something like that, when you are concentrated at the back of the eyes. You find you can stay there – or you, at will, work at the level of the outgoing faculties. Then let all these things come! Man will die; man will suffer; we may be operated on; this and that. But how great a blessing you have got with you! So for that reason, you see, what is required now? Is there another kind of karma? One is Kriyaman, another is Pralabdha, the third is what is in store – Sanchit. But there is another form of karma. This is called Neh-karma, karma performed without any attachment or desire for the fruit thereof. You see? This is superior to the other forms of karma, which are more or less a source of bondage. This type helps a little to liberate one from karmic reactions, from bondage. If you do some job without desiring any fruit, that won't bind you. This is one thing. But so long as the ego is there, how can you not? You won't feel that you are not the doer. You follow my point? So long as you are the doer, whether you are doing good actions or bad, even at your heart of hearts, you know, "I have done good actions," you see. That will bear forth fruit. So Neh-karma or selfless karma comes up only when you become a Conscious Co-worker. You find also that in the yoga systems such as Karma Yoga it is taught that you can become Neh-karma – not to want any fruit. But how can you become Neh-karma unless you become the Conscious Co-worker of the Divine Plan? Unless you know that "He is the Doer; I am not the Doer"? So long as you are the doer, you'll bear the good fruits also – heaven, and other things in this life, too. So you will find it is only karma born of desire or Kam that leads to bondage. This is why, you see, that Moses taught, "Desire not"; that Buddha taught, "Be desireless"; that the tenth Guru of the Sikhs taught, "Don't have any desire for the result." The highest of all is to be Neh-karma. That is doing karma in accordance with the Divine Plan, as a Conscious Co-worker of the Power of God. Now you find four kinds of karma. Present karma is taken care of by the diary. And whatever is left, if you are devoted to the Master, that is also smoothed down. Pralabdha karma is not touched; you have to bear the bitter fruits of that. But while sitting at the Feet of the Master, if you are following His instructions and rising above body-consciousness daily – dying daily – then outer pinching effects, bitter effects of the reactions of the past won't affect you, as in the example that I gave. Now you'll find how important it is to do your practices daily. In brief, the Law of Karma is nature's stubborn and inexorable law from which there is no exception. Even the avatars bear the fruit of it – what to speak of men. It is said of Lord Rama that he killed the brother of the King of Ceylon by standing behind a tree; in our scriptures it is given. When the man died, he said, "Well, Rama, I did not have anything against you; why are you killing me? You will have to suffer." So it happened that Rama in his next incarnation came as Lord Krishna, and that man whom he had killed took the form of a bhil (very low caste, almost a savage) in the jungle, you see. And Lord Krishna was lying in the jungle with his left foot over his right knee. And there was a star on his foot, you see, which is always on the feet of avatars or incarnations. The bhil hunter saw it and thought, perhaps it was the eye of a deer; so he shot the arrow and it hit the foot of Lord Krishna, and he died of that. Even avatars are not exceptions to the rule; what to speak of ordinary men. Be careful! Every thought that crosses you, that reacts. "As you sow, so shall you reap." That is the general rule for those who are on earth. You see? "As you think, so you become." It is from the abundance of the mind that the tongue speaks. Every action has a reaction, for that is nature's Law of Cause and Effect. One has therefore to bear the fruit of his actions; no exception. Is there any remedy for this? Masters have got a remedy, as I just submitted to you. I quoted the case of Abdullah, the devotee of Mian Mir. In daily life, if you have to have an injection, you can withdraw your attention here (in the back of the eyes). "All right – now inject!" You feel much less pain. If you can withdraw your attention fully, that may be cut off. So this is a very regular way which Master puts us on. It is only when one transcends the body-consciousness and becomes Neh-karma or action-less in action, like the still point at the centre of the ever-revolving wheel of life, that the stop is put to the motion of the great wheel of karma. If a machine is running, and they want to stop the wheel, they will insert something into it and the machine does not work. So the Law of Karma does not work in the cases of those who rise above body-consciousness accurately. That is why Buddha said, "Be desireless." For desire is the root cause of human suffering – all suffering. Some die; some are born; some are sick; some are poor. Length of life, whether we are high or low, poor or rich – all this is based on the reactions of the past. So what happens? The spirit sitting in the chariot of the body is steered blindly and headlong into the field of sensual pleasures by the five powerful steeds of the outgoing faculties, which are driven by the intoxicated mind. You see? So mind also has to be controlled. If something is given to the mind that is more blissful, more peaceful, than it is accustomed to through the senses, only then it can be controlled; not otherwise. It is because the reins of the intellect are dangling loose and the steeds are running fast, headlong, that we incur actions that result in reactions. We go on like anything ever since we have come down to earth from the Father. We have been on earth, we have been coming and going, coming and going, coming and going. The human body we have been having as a very great fortune. But we did not use it like the human body, because we did not understand the Law of Karma. There are two karmic laws: one is the Law of Karma; the other is the Law of Grace. If you come to the Feet of the Masters, there the Law of Grace works, I tell you. Your present karma is also softened down – and they give a diary for that. The Sanchit karmas are burnt away by giving a contact with the Sound and Light Principle within you. And, while no power can withstand the Pralabdha karma, what the Master gives you is to rise above body-consciousness daily, so that the pinching effect is lessened. How fortunate we are! That is why it is said it is a great blessing to have a living Master. Don't you realize that? Even the incarnations undergo the law; they are not exempt from the law of cause and effect – what to speak of the average man. These are things that are prescribed by the Master. Ever since they have been coming they have been telling us what to do. "Be born anew." You follow what is the basic teaching behind it? "Be reborn." I have been explaining to you in my talks what is meant by being reborn. One birth is into this human body, another is into the Beyond. If you are reborn daily – die daily, take cross daily – then? All these should naturally follow. Then you escape the effect of the wheel of life, of karma. Now do you see how important it is to do the practices as prescribed by the Masters? Masters don't spare anybody. Guru Nanak says, "Look here, oh Master, what is the use of coming to Your Feet if the Law of Karma is not satisfied?" He gives an example: "What is the use of going to the feet of a lion if the jackals are still howling at you?" It is a great privilege to sit at the Feet of a Master, I would say. So what is meant by being "born anew" is rising above body-consciousness – and that is also what is meant by being "twice born". And in ancient India these things were given to children of five, seven, or nine years, when they were initiated. What is learned in childhood, I would say, what is learned in the womb of the mother, that will last forever. We should be very careful how we bring up children, mind that – whether they are in the womb or outside. So this is what is said: to be born anew, to die daily. "Learn to die so that you may begin to live." Then you will have everlasting life; you will escape – evade – the circle of births and deaths. You follow me? Very delicate point it is; but we must understand it and live by it. How is that done? By the Grace of the Master! If by the Grace of the Master we learn to die while alive, then you know the other law (the Law of Grace) is working, you see. When grain is poured into a grinding machine, those grains which are put in between the blades will be ground; but if some grains stick to the handle of the machine, they will be saved. So it is said that it is a great blessing to have a living Master and to keep his commandments. That's the main thing. So "one has therefore to forsake the flesh for the spirit" if one is anxious to escape from the perpetual wheel of life on earth. I'm quoting from the Bible; there are similar quotes in other scriptures like that. But if one, under the guidance of a Master, learns the practical process of self-analysis at will and rises into the Beyond – death in life – the whole angle of vision is changed. The result is that after that one continues to live on earth without attachment. When you rise above body-consciousness daily, all your attachments are gone. You may have hundreds of thousands of dollars with you, or no money at all; you don't care. You won't try to usurp the rights of others; you won't try to squeeze the blood of others – because you will know that you will incur karma, and you won't want those actions to go along with you. So when you rise above body-consciousness daily, the whole angle of vision is changed. You won't do anything unbecoming because you won't want to carry it with you – "ill gotten, ill spent." Christ said, "He that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me." You follow my point? "He that findeth his life shall lose it..." Just follow the meaning: very clear, very simple words. If you rise above outer life then you'll have everlasting life. "Learn to die so that you may begin to live." "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." What life? The one outside which we withdraw from. You see? It is not dying, but withdrawing your attention from all outside and rising above body-consciousness. He said, if you do it "for my sake, you will find it." Then again you will find that in the Bible it is said, "If any man will come after me" – hear, please, what he says – "let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." What is "taking up the cross daily"? The cross is the symbol of the human body standing with outstretched arms; we are to rise above it. Then we can follow him. Once we rise above our whole angle of vision is changed, as I said before: you won't torment anybody; you won't squeeze the blood of anybody; your whole outer contact with the world will be above-board, fair, honest. How can we ever expect to be saved from the wheel of coming and going if we don't keep the commandments of the Master? Saying "we have got no time, we have this and that obligation" won't do; after all, we are sowing seeds further from day to day. So, you see, "death in life" or "death in Christ" is referred to in the East as "fana fil sheikh" or "death in the Master." You see? "Learn to die so that you may begin to live." Death in Christ means withdrawing from outside and coming in contact with the Christpower within you. In Persian it is said as I told you: "Fana fil seikh". In the Hindi way, the Sikh Masters say, "Gur go tobee" – "Be one in the tomb of the Guru." As "I and my Father are one." The initiate who becomes one with the Guru and the Guru-in-Him, he is experiencing death in Christ or death in the Guru. This can save us from coming and going, you see. The longer we go on sowing seeds, the more they will grow – they will bear forth fruit. Be cautious not to grow any. What is that by knowing which, nothing more is desired to be had? Coming in contact with the Godpower within you. And that is why all scriptures speak very highly of the Masters, those who are Word-made-flesh: because, as Maulana Rumi says, "If you sit one hour with the Master" – if you are receptive; not with your body sitting and you wandering outside – "that will give you an effect which you cannot have by a hundred years of penances." If you sit by someone who sells scents, you will get perfume by radiation – free. And if he gives you a phial of scent – if he initiates you into the Beyond – then? From the day you come to the Feet of the Master and He initiates you, He takes up the work of winding up all your actions – but only if we obey the commandments of the Master one hundred per cent. So those Masters who are Word-made-flesh can immolate karma by a look; all the initiate's sins, karmas, can pass by the Master's look and word. Eyes are the windows of the soul. He whose soul is drenched with God, who is that Power made flesh, he is "the Bread of Life that has come down from Heaven." You see? Whosoever partaketh of it shall have everlasting life." And further – how can we eat this Bread? Eyes are the windows of the soul: through the eyes. By sitting in a receptive mood, forgetting all others, you feel peace, your mind won't rake up any trouble, all is quiet. If you go deep down in the depths of silence, you'll find the very silence becomes vocal. These are hard facts I am putting before you. So in the presence of the Master, the karmas fly like autumn leaves before a wind, you see. For a time, no thought occurs in your mind: it's just subdued. And such actions react, mind that (in their own way): the moments you have got with the Master, say five or ten minutes, or a year, that will have reaction or not? That is also an action; but it won't react in the same way. The result of that time spent in that way is that you won't have mental troubles as long as you are doing it – and this is true whenever you are receptive, whether you are physically near the Master or away from Him. The physical presence, of course, cannot be underrated: You see for yourself. But those who are even living far away on the other side of the ocean while the Master is living on this side, can direct their attention in that way – just as you can hear someone's voice or see who is speaking from thousands of miles away, through radio and television. This is a law of nature; science is finding out laws of nature which are hidden. They are not finding them all, but they are trying. So great is the power of retribution; and none can escape its fury – but it does fly in fear of death before the winding blast of the Word. Master uses the Word for this purpose by giving you a contact with It. There are two ways to finish up the vast and limitless storehouse of karmas (and we have many still in store). There are two ways, and the first one is to allow them to exhaust themselves. But I have quoted you one instance, and there are others too, in which actions done more than a hundred births back reacted in being born blind in this lifetime. How long will it take? Millions of years it would take, and it would be quite uncertain then. The mind again goes on sowing seeds; there is no end to it. So one way is to exhaust the storehouse in due course of time, which is almost not possible. The other way is to obtain from a Master-soul a practical knowledge and experience of the science of life, on the earthly plane as well as on the spiritual planes, too. And to work right now for transcension from one to the other, while there is still a chance and an opportunity of the human body – because we can do it only in the human body and in no other body. Two ways. The first course will take millions of years to reach the goal and even then is quite uncertain because the mind again will go on sowing seeds which will bear more and more fruit. By adopting the second course, one seeks a competent spiritual Master who can wind up the karmic accounts of the bankrupt spirit. When such a Master takes in His own hands the process of liquidation of the endless procession of past karma, you see, we are very fortunate. As I just quoted to you, one Sikh Master says, "Oh Master, what is the use of coming to Your Feet, if our karmas are not finished? What is the use of going to the feet of a lion if the jackals still howl at us?" When you come to a Master, what does He say? "All right – no more. Thus far and no farther." He says, "From today onward, are you taking the advice? Keep the diary; do no more. Criticize yourself as you would like to criticize others – and weed out." Simply saying, "I am a sinner, I am a sinner," that won't do. Be very watchful on every thought that accosts you. And come in contact with that Naam Power, a contact with which you have been given. That will give you more bliss and mind will, what you say, die. When you get that nectar of life or water of life, and experience the bliss of that, the mind will leave off all outer enjoyments. Where there is no desire there is God, you see. What is man? God plus desires. And what is God? Man minus desires. And these desires are raked up by mind through the outgoing faculties. Very simple way, I think. You follow me? So if we follow that, everything will come out all right. And first He says, "Do no more" – and puts him on the high road. You see, you've got high roads here where cars go fast; you've also got the high roads within you of Light and Sound. Go fast! There's no retardation on the way; you can go quickly back to your home. He gives you the high road Godward. He does not usually interfere with the Pralabdha karma, because in that case your life would end; but He gives you a contact with the spirit within you, which is the Light and Sound Principle; and that contact with the Holy Word also reduces to ashes all Sanchit karmas and unfructified recent karmas and finishes them off. In Jap Ji, after Guru Nanak has given his instruction on the way of life, last of all He gives an example: When the hands, feet and body are besmeared, they are washed clean with water; when clothes get dirty and polluted, they are cleansed by soap. But then He says: "When one's mind gets defiled by sin, it can be purified only by communion with the Word, which is given to you by the Master on the very first day. He gives you two things: first, to rise above body-consciousness, to die daily; second, to come in contact with the Word within you. He washes all sins of the past away." Guru Nanak says: "Men do not become saints or sinners merely by words. But they carry deeds with them wherever they go. As one sows, so does one reap; oh Nanak, men come and go by the wheel of birth and death as ordained by His Will." In the Finale of Jap Ji He gives: "Our actions, good and evil, will be brought before His court. And by our own deeds shall we move higher or be cast into the depths." It is two ways before you: one is to go up to your Father's home; the other is to go down. The human body is a junction, I would say. You can have your way back to God; or you can come back, that's all. But we can choose to go up only by understanding the law of cause and effect and acting up to our understanding. Then the Master looks to the winding up of our actions. We come to Him for that purpose, and His ways are two. First He admonishes, "Do no more." When our Master was here, you see, sometimes out of hundreds of people one person would stand up and say, "Sir, I have done this sin." Our Master would ask, "Well, is there anybody who can bear the brunt of that sin?" Who would dare? Then he would say, "All right. Do no more. And do it!" On the very first day, you see, we are told, "Keep your diaries." You are fortunate, I would say. In the old days men used to sit by the Master for years. When they saw the vessel was clean, only then they put something in it. Now you get something on the very first day. Two things are given: rising above body-consciousness, and contact with the Naam within you. If you rise daily the outer pinching effect won't affect you, you'll become air-conditioned. Pralabdha karma also won't affect you so much as now; the angle of vision will change by rising above body-consciousness daily. Is it not a blessing? Guru Nanak concludes the Jap Ji by saying: "Those who have communed with the Word, their toils shall end, and their faces shall flame with glory. Not only shall they have salvation, oh Nanak, but many more shall find freedom with them." Not just one. So that is what is wanted, you see, to save us from the wheel of life and death. It is therefore of paramount importance that we should seek a Master competent enough to wind up the otherwise endless cycle of births, seek refuge at His Lotus Feet, and free ourselves of the bewitching influences of our actions, our deeds, which is the Law of Karma. You have been given, of the two ways, the one way which is the only way back. That is, you've been given a contact with Naam or Word within you and you have also been given how to rise above body-consciousness daily, to "take the cross daily." "Those who do not take their cross daily, they are not my disciples." That is what Christ and all other Masters have said. You should be very careful what you think. Sometimes in frivolous ways we say so many things, and that carries an effect. You have to be very self-disciplined: think twice before you speak; when you speak, just think whether it will do good or bad to others. If it is good, then give it out for the benefit of others; if not, don't tell. So this is the Law of Karma, you see. If we understand it.... We have been, fortunately I think, put on the way with the Grace of God and the Grace of our Master. His Grace is working; with His Grace you all are being blessed with these things. Whenever Baba Jaimal Singh used to initiate anyone, he would say, "Look here, I am now residing within you. Take care for me! Don't think that I am not looking after you." That is the Masterpower within you. Don't deceive Him! Even if you deceive Him, He won't be deceived, you see. Be true to your own Self, this is what I always say. If you are true to your own Self, God is within you, the Masterpower is within you. So this is the Law of Karma that is going on like anything, from which there is no escape, I tell you, for ordinary men or incarnations either – they also had to undergo it. It is only through the favour or Grace of the Master that we are saved. You know, incarnations also respect the Masters; Masters are their gurus. Lord Krishna had his guru, Ingris Rishi, who gave out this very way; Lord Rama had his guru, Vashisht. Well, to sit at the Feet of a Master is a great blessing, you see. He winds up all your actions of the past. We have simply to keep His commandments; nothing more. He does not want anything from you in return; He is pleased when you are saved. That is why our Master at the age of ninety was working for the good of humanity. In the old days He would have had to take rest; but now they don't rest, They go like anything – the more He saves, the better. They work under the orders of God, you see. Now you see how blessed you are – how fortunate you are! First you have got the human body; further, you have something that will save you from coming and going. If you are attached to the Masterpower within you, where will you go? Why do we come back to the earth again and again? Because we are attached to the world. If we are really attached to the Masterpower within us, nobody will bring us back; we'll go where He goes. In very simple ways the Law of Karma works. You find now how blessed we are? We don't realize the importance of the boon we have been given. So please, remain where you are. You are to keep up your diaries strictly, and find time daily to die. You see? "Take cross daily." Only sitting won't do – rise above body-consciousness daily, and come in contact with That. Not here alone, you see, but in the spiritual planes above, too. There are so many planes – macrocosm is in the microcosm. Further guidance is also required. The more you are devoted to the commandments of the Master without and within, the sooner you'll reach your home. That's the ultimate purpose of having the human body; all scriptures say so. Even those Rishis of old whose souls enjoyed bliss in the higher planes, when they return to earth they select the human body: because in that body only you can go back home. We do pity others: why don't you take pity on your own Self to save you from the wheel of coming and going? Charity begins at home, does it not? If we cannot have pity on our own Self and save ourselves from coming and going, what pity can we have for others? So have pity on yourself, that's all I can say. You have got the golden opportunity of this human body. But once it passes out of your hands? Kabir says, "Who knows when you will get this human body again and be able to do this work?" So this is for very calm consideration, you see. If you follow exactly, you are sure to go to God. You are not to come back. When you are under the control of a Master, then no lord of judgement can sit over you; it is the Master who takes all karmas in His hand to punish you or save you. That power has been given by God to His hand – Christ also owns it, and all other Masters say so. They are the God in them, that's the only thing; they are Word made flesh. I hope you have followed what I have said about this Law of Karma. Try to! This is why all the great men say, "Think twice before you speak." Guru Arjan says, "Be careful of the sins you commit unknowingly." By frivolous talk so many things come up, you see – talk only when it is necessary. Quit talking in a frivolous way. Also see, if what you are saying is going to do good to somebody or harm somebody. Then I think you will be afraid of how many seeds you might sow.
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Sant Kirpal Singh, – govor održan u Chicagu, SAD, 29. listopada 1972. Draga braćo i sestre, vrlo smo sretni što smo dobili ovo ljudsko tijelo. Ono je najviše u čitavoj kreaciji, Bogu najbliže. Kad je stvoreno i anđeli su se pred njime poklonili. Sve svete knjige govore da smo ovo tijelo dobili kao posljedicu naših dobrih djela iz prošlosti. To je velika sreća. Naša su dobra djela urodila plodom, i rezultat je ovo ljudsko tijelo. Ovo je zlatna prilika u kojoj možemo izravnati sve reakcije prošlosti. Mi smo slobodni unutar određenih granica. Sva ostala tijela, osim ljudskog, vezana su i nemaju mogućnost slobodnog djelovanja. U ljudskom smo tijelu do određene mjere vezani, zbog reakcija iz prošlosti, ali isto tako smo unutar određenih granica i slobodni. Ako smo pametni, otplatit ćemo posljedice naših djela, stare karme, i vratiti se kući. Ovo je vrijeme u kojem se možemo ili vratiti kući ili ponovno doći u kotač života i smrti. Budite jako pažljivi, jer ovo je zlatna prilika. Pokušajte shvatiti kako se mogu otplatitinaši dugovi. Vidjet ćete da moramo biti vrlo svjesni. Svaka misao koja se pojavi u nama, uzrokuje odgovarajuću reakciju. U prirodi se svaka misao, svaka riječ i svako djelo obračunavaju i moraju se otplatiti. Priroda ne štedi nikoga. Kako siješ, tako ćeš i žeti.To je pravilo u kojemnema izuzetaka. Nikada nerazmišljajte nepotrebno o nečemu. Inače će i to imati posljedicu. Peti guru Sikha kaže: "Čuvajte se grijeha koje činite nesvjesno." I oni stvaraju reakcije. Tako svaka akcijastvara posljedicu. Moramo razumjeti ovaj princip ili zakon. Razumijemo li princip ili zakon karme, možemo ga se osloboditi i vratiti se kući. Inačećemo nastaviti dolaziti i odlaziti, bez kraja. Dakle, svako djeloima posljedicu. Svaka akcija ima reakciju. Uklonite uzrok i posljedica nestaje. To su učinili Učitelji koji su se uzdigli iznad ovih zakona. Međutim, svi ostali ljudi zarobljeni su u karmičkim vezama, koje su osnovni uzrok fizičke egzistencije. Naravno, ovo ljudsko tijelo dobili smo kao posljedicu dobrih djela. No moramo paziti što radimo: ili ćemo ponovno pasti, ili ćemo otići kući. Postoje tri vrste karme. Jedna se zove sanchit, koja obuhvaća sve dosad uskladištene karme, koje još nisu urodile plodom. Takva karma stara stotine rođenja unatrag, samo je uskladištena, i još nije dovela ni do kakvih reakcija. U Indiji, u vrijeme Pandava, živio je Dhritarashtra, veliki jogi koji je bio slijep od rođenja. Lord Krishna ga je upitao ga: "Zašto si slijep od rođenja? Što si učinio, da si sada slijep?" On mu odgovori: "Snagama joge mogu se sjetiti stotinu prijašnjih rođenja; i nisam našao nijedno djelo čija bi posljedica bila moja sljepoća." Tada mu je Lord Krishna, koji je bio yogishwar, pomogao da ode još dalje te je otkrio da je u svom 106. životu učinio nešto što je uzrokovalo njegovu sadašnju sljepoću. Postoje akash zapisi. Što god govorimo ili mislimo, zapisano je u akashu. Onaj tko može čitati te zapise, može vam dati podatke od prije stotinu života. Otkada smo napustili dom našeg Oca i poslani na zemlju, dolazimo i odlazimo. Djela i posljedice nastavljaju se bez prekida. Jedan njihov dio otplaćuje se pralabdh karmama.To su karme koje sada donose plodove i na kojima se temelji naše sadašnje postojanje. Kao prvo, dobili smo ljudsko tijelo. To je posljedica jako uzvišene, dobre karme. Sada smo vezani unutar određenih granica, tako dugo dok ne otplatimo sve at posljedice i više ne sijemo sjeme daljnjih reakcija. Pralabdh karma je ona karma na kojoj se temelji naš sadašnji život. To je ono što zovemo sudbina ili usud. Sudbina je posljedica naših prošlih karmi koje sada donose plodove. Treća vrsta je kriyaman. Ona nastaje kao posljedica naših svakodnevnih postupaka. Kao što sam već spomenuo, čovjek je slobodan unutar određenih granica i vezan je unutar određenih granica. Uzmimo primjer dječaka koji na vjetru pušta zmaja. Zmaj je privezan na konopcu dugom 400 metara. Iza dječaka je otac, koji 200 metara konopca drži u svojoj ruci. Dozvolio je sinu da on drži samo 200 metara kako bi mogao puštati zmaja. To je dakle moguće samo sa tih 200 metara, ne više. Dakle, karme su različite prirode. Neke od njih vrlo brzo urode plodom, druge nešto kasnije, a nekima je potrebno jako mnogo vremena. To možemo usporediti sa sudovima: postoje mali, područni, zatim viši i na kraju vrhovni sudovi. Obični slučajevi rješavaju se unutar nekoliko tjedana ili jednog mjeseca. Ozbiljniji slučajevi traju mjesecima dok se ne riješe na višem sudu. Uz to postoje slučajevi izuzetno zamršene prirode. Potrebne su godine dase za njih na vrhovnom sudu donese odluka. Razumijete li? Mi svakodnevno vlastitim djelima uzrokujemo karmičke reakcije, a sva ta djela donose plodove: neka odmah, neka kasnije, neka još kasnije. Kao u slučaju Dhritarashtre o kojem sam vam pričao, koji je ubrao plodove karme učinjeneu 106. životu. Plodove nekih kriyaman karmi ubiremo u ovom životu, a ostatak je prenesen u Sanchit karmu. Karma je uzrok ponovnog rođenja; svakom rođenju slijedi smrt. Iz toga proizlazi krug radosti i patnje. Neki su sretni, a neki ne. Kako siješ, tako ćeš i žeti. Nepoznavanje zakona nije izgovor, budite toga svjesni. Mi kažemo da to nismo znali, no ono što smo posijali moramo požnjeti. Naša loša i dobra djela jednako nas vežu. Lisice, tj. lanci mogu biti od željeza ili od zlata, ali nas na isti način vežu. Ovi karmički zakoni teško su shvatljivi, ali ako se držite onoga što vam govorim, možete spasiti vaš život, i sačuvati se od ponovnog dolaženja na zemlju. Na sreću,mi možemo naučiti kako otplatiti dugove i izaći iz kotača života. Svakodnevno sijemo sjeme, i ono će uroditi plodom. Neko sjeme odmah urodi plodom, neko se pridodaje sanchit karmi, skladištu. Skladište naše karme je veliko. No ako sretnemo duhovnogUčitelja, koji poznaje ovaj zakon prirode te zna kako da nas od njega oslobodi i razriješi, preuzeti će proces rješavanja svih karmi iniciranog čovjeka. On će to uzeti u svoje ruke. Posao Učitelja vrlo je težak i zahtjevan. Što On najprije čini? Daje vamvezu s božanskim Tonom u vama, i kroz nju se sve više spaljuju sanchit ili uskladištene karme. To je velik blagoslov; karme se spaljuju i neće uroditi plodom u budućim životima. Za Kriyaman karmu koju činimo svakodnevno Učitelj propisuje vođenje dnevnika. Svrha dnevnika je da učenik vodi čist život i iz dana u dan, samoanalizom uklanja sve nesavršenosti. Na to ga se upozorava. Pralabdh karma se ne dira. Posljedica ove karme je naš sadašnji život. Kad bi je sveci dirnuli, život bi u istom trenutku prestao. U trenutku kad svetac dirne pralabdh karmu, naš život prestaje! Zato je On ne dira, jer je ona razlog postojanja fizičkog tijela, koje bi nestalo zbog uplitanja u zakon prirode. Dakle, ostaje vrlo mala količina karme koju inicirani mora snositi u ovom životu. Uskladištene Sanchit karme spaljuju se kada dođemo u dodir s Tonom. Što više dolazite u dodir s principom Tona u vama, s Naamom ili Riječi,s aspektom Svjetlosti i Tona,više će se vaših sanchit karmi spaliti. Pralabdh karma se ne dira. U vezi s kriyaman karmom, činite kao što sam vam rekao: Učitelj vam nalaže da u tome budete jako strogi. Ne štedite se. Kritizirajte sami sebe onako kako volite kritizirati druge. Iz dana u dan odstranjujte vlastite pogreške! Neke od preostalih karmi su kriyaman. One su takođerumanjene, ublažene Učiteljevom Milošću i predanošćuučenika. Kada sjedite uz Učitelja,vaš um je neko vrijeme miran, ne stvara nikakve probleme. Vi nemate nikakvih misli, a to je posljedica Učiteljevogzračenja. Po čemu se prepoznaje Učitelj? Dok sjedimo u njegovoj prisutnosti, naš um neko vrijeme ne stvara probleme. Kao što sam vam jučer rekao, ako odete k čovjeku koji prodaje parfeme, možda od njega ne dobijete nikakvu bočicu, ali ćete dobiti miris koji je u zraku. Isto tako, sjedeći kratko vrijeme uz Njega, potpunoreceptivni,vaš um nećevam stvarati nikakve poteškoće. To je zbog Njegovog zračenja. Što ako uspostavite unutarnji kontakt? To je kao da ste dobili bočicu parfema. Pralabdh karme se ne diraju, nad njima nemamo kontrolu, moraju se dogoditi. Što se mora dogoditi, mora se, tu nema iznimaka. No ipak postoji jedan put: čovjek može toliko razviti svoje unutarnje ja, vođen Učiteljem-dušom, da neće osjetiti gorki ubod karme. Uzmimo primjer badema ili oraha koji se, kad su nezreli, mogu probosti iglom. No kada su zreli, ljuska se odvaja od jezgre, i ako je pokušamo probosti, igla nećeprobiti ljusku. Kad sjedite uz Učitelja, On vam želi pokazati put prema gore, da se uzdignete iznad svijesti tijela; tada, čak i u bilo kakvim vanjskim okolnostima, koji su reakcija pralabdh karme, one neće imati bolno djelovanje. To je Učiteljev blagoslov. Vidite, kada dijete mora ići na operaciju, majka ga uzima u krilo; za vrijeme operacije ono je posve mirno, jer sjedi u majčinom krilu. Svi oni koji su inicirani i iznutra predani Učitelju, isto tako će doživjeti bolneposljedice karmi iz prošlosti, ali ih neće osjetiti na taj način. Ako se svakodnevno uzdižemo iznad svijesti tijela, nećemoosjećatiposljedice karmičkih reakcija. Postoji priča o Abdullahu, čovjeku iz Indije, koji je bio odan svom Učitelju Mian Miru. On je jako patio, što je bilo posljedica njegove pralabdh karme, ali se uzdigao na mjesto iza očiju. Kada je došao njegov Učitelj, rekao mu je: "Što radiš? Posijao si sjeme, sada moraš ubrati njegov plod. Zašto si tu gore? Siđi! UčiteljevomMilošćumožemo seuzdići, ako slijedimo i slušamo njegove zapovijedi. Što se tičekriyaman karme, pomoću dnevnika moramo iskorijeniti sve naše nesavršenosti. Što više dolazite u vezu s principom Svjetla i Tona, sve više će se spaliti uskladištene karme. Nove karme, koje svakodnevno nastaju, iskorijenjuju se samoanalizom. Ono što ostane, ublažava se Učiteljevom ljubavlju.Bolno djelovanje više nije isto. Kao što sam vam rekao, to je kao kod badema ili oraha: kad nije zreo, možete ga probosti iglom. Kada je zreo, ljuska se odvaja. Ako ga pokušate probosti iglom, ona nećeproći. Slično se događaako se koncentrirate na mjestu iza očiju. Vidjet ćete da tu možete ostati i po volji raditi na nivou vanjskih osjetila. Zatim pustite da dođe sve ono što mora doći.Čovjek umire, pati, operiran je ili nešto slično, no kako je veliki blagoslov s njime! Postoji li još koja vrsta karme? Jedna je kriyaman, druga pralabdh, a treća je sanchit ili uskladištena karma.No postoji još jedan oblik karme koja se zove neh-karma, karma koja nije u vezi s bilo kakvim vezanostima ili željom za plodovima naših djela. Ona je nadređena ostalim oblicima karme, koje su više ili manje izvor vezanosti. Ovaj oblik karme pomaže da se oslobodimo karmičkih reakcija, odnosno vezanosti. Kada radite neki posao bez želje za nagradom, to vas neće vezati. To je jedno. No tako dugo dok postoji ego, kako je to moguće? Osjećati ćete da ste vi taj koji sve radi. Razumijete li što mislim? Tako dugo dok ste vi taj koji radi, bilo dobra, bilo loša djela, u dubini vašeg srca mislite: "Ja sam učinio nešto dobro", zar ne? To za sobom povlačikarmičku reakciju. Dakle, stanje neh-karme ili nesebične karme dolazi tek onda kada postanemo svjesni suradnici Božjeg plana. U joga sistemima, npr. kod karma yoge možemo također naći znanje o tome da možemo postati neh-karma. To se događakada ne očekujemo nagradu za naša djela. No kako da postanemo neh-karma, ako nismo postali svjesni suradnici Božjeg plana? Da li smo svjesni da je On (Bog) taj koji djeluje, a ne mi? Tako dugo dok ste vičinitelj, ubirat ćete i dobre plodove koji vode u raj,a i ostalošto će još doći u ovom životu. Shvatit ćete da samo karma rođena iz želje ili Kam vodi do vezanosti. Zato je Mojsije poučavao: "Ne poželi", Buddha: "Budi bez želja", a deseti Guru Sikha je rekao: "Nemoj imati želja za uspjehom." Najviša od svih je neh-karma. Ona je u skladu s Božjim planom, kao kod svjesnogsuradnika Božje Snage. Dakle, postoje četiri vrste karme. Za sadašnju karmu zadužen je dnevnik. I ako nešto ostane, to je također ublaženo – ako ste predani Učitelju. Pralabdh karma se ne dira – morate ubrati njene gorke plodove. Sjedeći uz stopala Učitelja, slijedeći Njegove upute i uzdižući se svakodnevno iznad svijesti tijela i ako "umirete dnevno", nećete osjetiti vanjski bolni učinak karmičkih reakcija iz prošlosti, kao u primjeru koji sam vam ispričao. Sada razumijete koliko je važno dnevno se posvetiti duhovnim vježbama. Ukratko, zakon karme je nemilosrdan i neizbježan zakon prirode u kojem nema iznimaka. Čak i avatari ubiru plodove svojih djela, a što da tek kažemo za čovjeka? Kaže se da je Lord Rama,stojeći iza stabla, ubio brata cejlonskog kralja; to piše u našim svetim knjigama. Dok je umirao, taj čovjekga je pitao: "Rama, ništa nisam imao protiv tebe, zašto si me ubio? Morat ćeš patiti. Tako jeRama u svojoj slijedećoj inkarnaciji došao kao Lord Krishna, a čovjek kojega je ubio uzeo je oblik bhila iz džungle. Tako je Lord Krishna ležao usred džungle sa lijevim stopalom prebačenim preko desnog koljena. Na njemu je bila zvijezda, koja se može naći na stopalima avatara ili inkarnacija. Bhil lovac ju je spazio i pomislio da je to oko jelena; odapeo je strijelu, a ona je pogodila stopalo Lorda Krishne, što ga je ubilo. Čak ni avatari nisu izuzetak od pravila; a što da tek kažemo o običnim ljudima. Budite oprezni! Svaka misao koja se pojavi u vama ima svoju reakciju. Kako siješ, tako ćeš i žeti. To je opće pravilo za one koji žive na zemlji. Razumijete li? Kako misliš, takav postaješ. Mi govorimo ono što se nalazi u našem srcu. Svaka akcija ima reakciju, jer to je prirodan zakon uzroka i posljedice. Zato će svatko ubirati plodove vlastitih djela; bez iznimke. Postoji li za to ikakav lijek? Učitelji imaju lijek, kao što sam vam upravo ispričao. Naveo sam primjer Abdullaha, predanog učenika Mian Mira. U svakodnevnom životu, kad morate primiti injekciju, vašu pažnju možete usmjeriti ovdje (iza očiju): "Dobro, sad mi dajte injekciju!" I onda osjećate mnogo manje boli. Ako uspijete pažnju potpuno povući iznad svijesti tijela, uopćenećete ništa osjećati. Dakle, ovo je ispravan put na koji nas postavlja Učitelj. Tek kada se čovjek uzdigne iznad svijesti tijela i postane neh-karma ili nedjelujući u djelovanju, kao mirna točka u centru vječno pokretnog kotača života, zaustavlja se kretanje velikog kotača karme. Ako stroj radi, a želimo zaustaviti kotač, umetnut ćemo nešto i stroj će istog trenutka stati. Tako ni zakon karme ne djeluje u slučaju onih koji se stvarno uzdižu iznad svijesti tijela. Zato je Buddha rekao: "Budi bez želja." Jer želja je temeljni uzrok ljudske patnje, svih patnji. Neki umiru, neki su rođeni, neki su bolesni, a drugi siromašni, itd. Duljina našeg života, visok ili nizak položaj, siromaštvo ili bogatstvo, sve se to temelji na karmičkim reakcijama iz prošlosti. Dušu, koja se u tijelu nalazi kao u kolima, bezglavo vuku pet jakih konja (prema van usmjerenih osjetila), opijenih umom, u polje osjetilnih užitaka. Zbog toga moramo kontrolirati naš um. Ako umu pružimo nešto privlačnije, mirnije od onoga na što je naviknut preko osjetila, jedino tada ćemo ga moći kontrolirati -inače ne. Uzde razuma su opuštene i konji bezglavo jure, a mi činimo akcije koje povlače za sobom reakcije. Otkada smo došli od našeg Oca na ovaj svijet, živimo na taj način. Otkada smo na zemlji, dolazili smo i odlazili, dolazili i odlazili. Velikom srećomponovno smo dobivali ljudsko tijelo, ali nismo ga znali pravilno upotrijebiti, jer nismo razumjeli zakon karme. Postoje dva zakona, jedan je zakon karme, a drugi zakon milosti. Ako dođete k Učitelju (uz Njegova sveta stopala), tada djeluje zakon milosti. Vaša sadašnja karma se također ublažava, Učitelj vam daje dnevnik za nju. Sanchit karme se spaljuju u dodiru s principom Svjetla i Tona u vama. Budući da nas niti jedna snaga ne može osloboditi pralabdh karme, Učitelj nam daje mogućnost da se dnevno uzdižemo iznad svijesti tijela, tako da se bolni učinak osjetno smanjuje. Kako se mi samo možemo smatrati sretnima! Iz toga razloga jerečeno da je velik blagoslov imati živog Učitelja. Shvaćate li? Čak i inkarnacije podliježu zakonu karme; one nisu izuzete iz zakona uzroka i posljedice – a da ne govorimo o običnomčovjeku. To je ono štonalažuUčitelji. Od kada dolaze na ovaj svijet, govore nam što da radimo. Ponovo se rodite. Shvaćate li koje temeljno učenje stoji iza toga? Ponovno se roditi. Objašnjavao sam vam u drugim govorima što toznači. Jedno rođenje je rođenje u ovom ljudskom tijelu, a drugo u onostranom. Ako se svakodnevno ponovno rađate- umirete dnevno, uzimate na sebe križ, sve će prirodno proizaći iz toga. Izbjeći ćete djelovanje kotača života, djelovanje karme. Vidite li koliko je važno da se posvetimo duhovnim vježbama, kako su nam propisali Učitelji? Učitelji kod nikoga ne rade izuzetak. Guru Nanak govori: "Učitelju, što vrijedi doći k Tvojim stopalima ako se ne podmiri zakon karme?" I dajejedan primjer: "Što vrijedi doći k lavu ako kojoti i dalje zavijaju na tebe?" Velika je privilegija sjediti uz stopala Učitelja, rekao bih. Dakle, ponovo se roditi,znači uzdići se iznad svijesti tijela i to također znači biti dvaput rođen. I u staroj Indiji ova su iskustva dobila djeca od pet, sedam ili devet godina, za vrijeme inicijacije. Ono što je naučeno u djetinstvu, ili već u majčinoj utrobi, nikada se ne zaboravlja. Moramo jako paziti kako odgajamo djecu, bilo da su u još majčinoj utrobi ili već u vanjskom svijetu. Rečeno je i ovo: Ponovno se roditi, umirati dnevno. Naučite umrijeti da biste počeli živjeti. Tada ćete dobiti vječni život: pobjeći ćete iz kruga rađanja i umiranja. Razumijete li? To je vrlo važna i suptilna stvar, ali moramo je razumjeti i po njoj živjeti. Kako je to moguće? Učiteljevom milošću! Ako uz milost Učitelja naučimo umirati dok živimo, tada prepoznajemo djelovanje drugog zakona (Zakona milosti). Kada je zrnje bačeno u mlin, ono zrnje koje je dospjelo između oštrica bit će samljeveno; ali ono zrnje koje se zadržalo uz ručicu mašine, bit će spašeno. To znači da je velik blagoslov imati živog Učitelja i držati se njegovih zapovijedi. To je najvažnije. Tako se čovjek radi duha, mora odreći tijela, ako želi pobjeći iz vječnogkotača života na zemlji. Govorim iz Biblije; u ostalim svetim knjigama nalazimo slične citate. Ako pod vodstvom Učiteljanaučimopraktični proces samoanalize i po želji se uzdignemo u onostrano, iskusimo smrt u životu, naša perspektiva se mijenja. Posljedica toga je da od tada nastavljamo živjeti oslobođeni vezanosti. Kada se svakodnevno uzdižete iznad svijesti tijela, sve vaše vezanosti nestaju. Možete posjedovati stotine tisuća dolara, ili ne imati ništa; biti ćete ravnodušni. Nećete pokušati prisvajati tuđa prava niti iskorištavati druge, jer znate da ćete time uzrokovati karmu, i nećete željeti da ta djela idu s vama. Ako se svakodnevno uzdižete iznad svijesti tijela, vaš kut gledanja se potpuno mijenja. Nećeteučiniti ništa loše, jer posljedice ne želite dalje nositi sa sobom. Loše sjeme ne donosi ploda. Krist je rekao: "Tko ne uzima svoj križ i ne slijedi me, nije me dostojan." Razumijete li? Onaj tko nađe svoj život, izgubit će ga. Samo obratite pažnju na značenje: to su vrlo jasne i vrlo jednostavne riječi. Ako se uzdignete iznad vanjskog života, dobit ćete život vječni. Nauči umrijeti da bi mogao početi živjeti. Tko radi mene izgubi svoj život, naćiće ga. Koji život? Onaj vanjski, iz kojega se povlačimo. To ne znači stvarno umrijeti, nego povući svoju pažnju iz vanjskog svijeta i uzdići se iznad svijesti tijela. On je rekao i to: "Ako to učinite radi mene, naćićete ga (život vječni)." Zatim, u Bibliji ćete naći: Neka onaj tko želi ići za mnom, obratite, molim pažnju na ovo: neka zataji samog sebe i svakodnevno na sebe uzima svoj križ, i slijedi me. Što znači"uzimati svakodnevno na sebe svoj križ"? Križ je simbol ljudskog tijela sa ispruženim rukama; mi se moramo uzdići iznad njega. Tada Ga možemo slijediti. Jednom kad se uzdignemo iznad svijesti tijela, naša perspektiva se potpuno mijenja, kao što sam prije rekao: nećete nikome učiniti ništa nažao, nikoga iskorištavati; cijeli vaš vanjski kontakt sa svijetom bit će pošten, iskren, plemenit. Kako možemo očekivati da ćemo ikada biti spašeni odkotača dolazaka i odlazaka ako se ne držimo Učiteljevih zapovijedi? Ništa nam ne pomaže kada kažemo: "Nemamo vremena, imamo ove ili onedužnosti." Na taj način iz dana u dan i dalje sijemo sjeme karme. Smrt u životu ili Smrt u Kristu na Istoku se kaže Fana fil sheikh ili Smrt u Učitelju. Nauči umrijeti tako da možeš početi živjeti. Smrt u Kristu značipovlačenje iz vanjskog svijeta i dolazak u kontakt sa Snagom Krista u sebi. Na perzijskom se kaže, kao što sam vam rekao: Fana fil sheikh. Kao i kod hindusa, i Sikh Učitelji govore: Gur go tobee, Budi jedno u grobu gurua. Ili: Ja i moj Otac smo jedno. Inicirani učenik koji postane jedno sa guruom i guruom u Njemu, doživljava smrt u Kristu ili smrt u guruu. To nas može spasiti od dolazaka i odlazaka. Što duže nastavljamo sijati sjeme, ono će više rasti i donositi više plodova. Pazite da ništa ne sijete. Što to moramo spoznati da nemamo nikakvih želja? To je unutarnji kontakt sa Božjom Snagom. I zato sve svete knjige veličajuUčitelje, koji su utjelovljena Riječ, jer kao što Maulana Rumi kaže: "Ako sjedite jedan sat uz Učitelja i ako ste otvoreni za Njega", ali ne tako da vaše tijelo samo sjedi, a vi ste u mislima negdje drugdje, "to će na vas djelovati više nego stotinu godina pokore." Sjedite li uz nekoga tko prodaje parfeme, dobit ćete miris zračenjem, besplatno. Međutim, ako vam On pokloni bočicu parfema, ako vas inicira u onostrano, što onda? Od dana kada dođete k Učiteljevim stopalima i primite inicijaciju, On preuzima zadatak izravnavanja svih vaših djela, ali samo onda kada se u najvećoj mogućoj mjeri pridržavamo njegovih zapovijedi. Učitelji koji su utjelovljena Riječ, jednim pogledom mogu poništiti karmu; Pogledom i riječju Učitelja, svi grijesi, sve karme iniciranog mogu nestati. Oni su ogledalo duše. Onaj čija je duša stopljena s Bogom i koji je ta utjelovljena Snaga, On je Kruh Života koji je sišao s Neba. Tko od njega jede, imat će život vječni. Nadalje, kako da jedemo taj Kruh? Očima, jer one su prozori duše. Kada sjedite otvoreni za Njega, zaboravljajući sve ostalo, osjećate mir, um vam ne stvara probleme, sve miruje. Uđete li u dubinu tišine, otkrit ćete da ona postaje zvučna. Ovo što vam govorim nepobitne su činjenice. U prisutnosti Učitelja, karme su odnesene poput jesenskog lišća na vjetru. Jednose vrijeme u umu ne pojavljuje niti jedna misao: on je pokoren. I ova djelovanja imaju posljedice (na svoj način): trenuci sa Učiteljem, na primjer, pet ili deset minuta, godinu dana, imat će svoje posljedice, zar ne? To je isto jedan učinak, ali drugačiji. Učinak vremena koje smo proveli na taj način je da nam um neće stvarati probleme, ako smo receptivni (otvoreni), bilo da smo u fizičkoj blizini Učitelja ili daleko od Njega. Naravno, fizička prisutnost ne smije se potcijeniti, to i sami vidite. Oni koji žive jako daleko, na jednoj strani oceana, mogu usmjeriti svoju pažnju prema Njemu, na drugoj strani: isto onako kao što na radiu ili televiziji možete čuti nečiji glas ili vidjeti tko govori, a on je tisućama kilometara daleko. To je zakon prirode; znanost pronalazi skrivene zakone prirode. Znanstvenici nisu još sve otkrili, ali nastoje. Velika je snaga zakona odmazde, nitko ne može izbjeći njegovom bijesu, no pred snažnim vjetrom Riječi, on bježi u smrtnom strahu. Zato nam Učitelj daje vezu s Riječi. Postoje dva načina uništavanja silnog i bezgraničnog skladišta karme (a mi još imamo mnogo uskladištenih karmi). Prvi je da pustimo da se one same od sebe istroše. Ali naveo sam vam jedan primjer, a ima ih još, kako je djelo učinjenou životu prije više od stotinu rođenja, izazvalo sljepoću u sadašnjem. Koliko dugo će to trajati? Možda milijunima godina, no ni to nije posve sigurno, jer um ispočetka sije sjeme, sve više i više, i tomu nema kraja. Dakle, jedna je mogućnost da s vremenom ispraznimo skladište karmi, a to je gotovo nemoguće. Druga mogućnost je da primimo od Učitelja-duše praktično znanje i iskustvo znanosti života, na ovozemaljskom nivou kao i na duhovnim, i da već sad radimo na tome da se uzdignemo iz ovozemaljskog nivoa u duhovne, dok još imamo priliku i mogućnost boravka u ljudskom tijelu, budući da je to moguće samo u ljudskom tijelu i ni u jednom drugom. Dva su puta: Prvi zahtijeva milijune godina, a nije sigurno da ćemo ostvariti cilj, jer će um nastaviti sijati sjeme koje ćemo morati požnjeti kad urodi. Krenemo li drugim putem, tražit ćemo kompetentnog duhovnog Učitelja koji može izravnati karmičke dugove bankrotiranog duha. Ako takav Učitelj uzme u ruke proces rješavanja beskonačnog niza prošlih karmi, veliki smo sretnici. Kao što sam vam već rekao, jedan Sikh Učitelj kaže: Učitelju, što vrijedi doći k Tvojim stopalima, ako se naše karme neće završiti?Što vrijedi ako smo uz lava, a kojoti još uvijek zavijaju na nas? Kada dođete k Učitelju, On vam govori: "Do sada je bilo tako, ali ne griješi više." I On kaže: "Odsada pa nadalje, hoćete li se držati mojih savjeta? Vodite dnevnik samoanalize, i ne griješite više. Kritizirajte sami sebe onako kako biste kritizirali druge i iskorijenite sve greške." Ako samo govorite: "Ja sam grešnik, ja sam grešnik", to ne pomaže. Pazite na svaku misao koja se pojavi u vama, i njegujte vezu sa Snagom Naama (Riječi) koji ste dobili prilikom Inicijacije. To će vam donijeti blaženstvo u unutrašnjosti, i um će se umiriti. Kada primite Nektar ili Vodu života i osjetite blaženstvo, um će napustiti sva vanjska zadovoljstva. Tamo gdje nema želja, tamo je Bog. Što je čovjek? Bog plus želje. A što je Bog? Čovjek minus želje. A njih je stvorio um putem osjetila kojima primamo vanjske utiske. Mislim da je to vrlo jednostavan put. Ako se toga držimo, sve će ispasti dobro. Kao prvo, Učitelj kaže: "Ne griješi više" i učenika postavlja na ovaj Put. Vidite, poput autocesta gdje automobili jure velikom brzinom, iznutra postoji isto takvu autocesta: od Svjetlosti i Tona. Vozite brzo! Na tom putu nema odugovlačenja; možete brzo i direktno otići natrag u vašvječni dom. Učitelj vas ovom autocestom vodi prema Bogu. On ne dira pralabdh karmu, jer bi u tom slučaju vaš život završio. Ali daje vam kontakt sa duhom u vama, koji je princip Svjetlosti i Tona. Kontakt sa svetom Riječi spaljuje sve sanchit karme i sve nove karme iz ovog života koje nisu urodile plodom, i završava ih. U djelu Jap Ji, Guru Nanak, nakon što je dao upute o načinu života, na kraju dajeprimjer: "Kada su ruke, noge i tijelo zaprljani, peremo ih vodom; kada je odjeća prljava, čistimo je sapunom." Zatim dodaje: "Kada je um zaprljan grijehom, očistiti se može jedino kroz vezu s Riječi, koju vamUčitelj daje već prvoga dana." On vam daje dvije stvari: prvo, uzdiže vas iznad svijesti tijela (svakodnevno umiranje) i drugo, daje vam vezu s Riječi u vama. On vas čisti od svih grijeha prošlosti. Guru Nanak kaže: "Ljudi ne postaju sveci ili grešnici samo riječima. No, gdje god išli, sa sobom nose svoja djela. Što je posijano, požnjet će se. O Nanak, ljudi dolaze i odlaze u vječnom kotaču rađanja i smrti, prema Njegovoj volji." U završnom dijelu Jap Jia, On govori: "Naša djela, i dobra i loša, bit će stavljena pred Njegov sud. I naša će nas djela poslati ili u visine, ili u ponor." Dva su puta pred nama: jednim idemo gore, u kuću našeg Oca, a drugim idemo dolje. Ljudsko tijelo je raskršće. Možete krenuti putem povratka Bogu ili se vratiti natrag na svijet, to je sve. Putem prema gore možemo krenuti samo ako razumijemo zakon uzroka i posljedice, i po tome živimo. Tada se Učitelj pobrine za izravnavanje posljedica naših djelovanja. S tim ciljem mi dolazimo k Njemu, a On koristi dva načina da izađemo iz kotača života: kao prvo, opominje nas: "Ne griješite više!". Dok je naš Učitelj bio u fizičkom tijelu, ponekad bi netko, među mnogima koji su tamo sjedili, ustao i rekao: "Gospodine, zgriješio sam." Naš bi Učitelj upitao: "Dobro, ima li ovdje netko tko može preuzeti na sebe teret ovog grijeha?" Tko se usudio? Nitko. Tada je On rekao: "Dobro. Ne čini to više. I drži se toga." Već nam je prvog dana rečeno:Vodite dnevnik.Smatrajte se sretnicima. U stara su vremena ljudi znali godinama sjediti uz Učitelja. Tek kad bi Učitelj vidio da je posuda čista, stavljao bi nešto unutra. Vi sada već prvog dana nešto dobivate. I to dvije stvari: uzdizanje iznad svijesti tijela i vezu s Naamom u vama. Ako se svakodnevno uzdižete iznad svijesti tijela, vanjske posljedice karme bit će manje bolne, postat ćete klimatizirani. Pralabdh karma neće tako jako utjecati na vas kao sada, vaša perspektiva će se promijeniti svakodnevnim uzdizanjem iznad svijesti tijela. Nije li to blagoslov? Guru Nanak zaključuje Jap Ji riječima: "Napori onih koji su se povezali s Riječju,završiti će i njihova će lica zračiti slavom. Ne samo da će oni doseći spasenje, o Nanak, već će i mnogi s njima naći oslobođenje." Dakle, ne samo jedan. To je ono što je potrebno da nas spasi od kotača života i smrti. Prema tome, od najveće je važnosti da potražimo Učitelja koji je dovoljno kompetentan da privede kraju inače beskonačan ciklus rađanja; da potražimo utočište uz Njegova lotosova stopala, i da se oslobodimo začaranog kruga naših djelovanja i postupaka, koji čine Zakon karme. Od ona dva puta dobili ste onaj koji je jedini Put povratka Bogu. Odnosno, dobili ste unutarnji kontakt sa Naamom ili Riječi, i pokazano vam je kako da se svakodnevno uzdižete iznad svijesti tijela, dnevno uzimate križ na sebe. Oni koji svakodnevno ne uzimaju na sebe svoj križ, nisu moji učenici, rekao je Krist i svi ostali Učitelji. Morali biste voditi veliku brigu o onome što mislite. Ponekad bez razmišljanja govorimo svašta,što stvara posljedice. Morate biti vrlo disciplinirani. Promislite dvaput prije nego što progovorite; kada govorite, razmislite da li će to dobro ili loše djelovati na druge ljude. Ako je dobro, ispričajte to za njihovu dobrobit; ako ne, prešutite. To je dakle Zakon karme. Kad bismo ga samo razumjeli... Mi smo, na veliku sreću, postavljeni na Put Milošću Boga i našeg Učitelja. Njegova Milost djeluje; njome ste blagoslovljeni. Kad je nekoga inicirao, Baba Jaimal Singh govorio je: "Gledaj, od sada boravim u tebi. Brini se o meni! Nemoj misliti da ja o tebi ne brinem." Snaga Učitelja je u vama. Nemojte Ga varati! Čak i ako to učinite, On neće biti prevaren. Budite iskreni prema sebi, to je ono što uvijek kažem. Ako ste iskreni prema samom sebi, Bog je s vama, Snaga Učitelja je s vama. Zakon karme neprekidno djeluje; od njega se ne može pobjeći, to vrijedi za obične ljude i za inkarnacije, i one mu podliježu. Jedino smo milošću Učitelja spašeni. Inkarnacije također poštuju Učitelje;oni su njihovi gurui. Lord Krishna imao je svog gurua imenom Ingris Rishi koji je učio upravo ovaj Put. Lord Rama imao je svog gurua imenom Vashisht. Veliki je blagoslov sjediti uz stopala Učitelja. On odrađuje sva vaša djela iz prošlosti. Mi se samo moramo držati Njegovih zapovijedi; ništa više. On ne želi ništa od vas zauzvrat, raduje se kada ste spašeni. To je razlog zašto je naš Učitelj i u dobi od devedeset godina radio za dobrobit ljudi. U poodmakloj dobi morao bi se odmarati; ali Oni (Učitelji) ne se odmaraju, već i te kako rade. Što više duša On spasi, tim bolje. Oni rade po Božjim naredbama. Vidite li sada kako ste blagoslovljeni, kako ste sretni! Prvo, dobili ste ljudsko tijelo; zatim, dobili ste nešto što će vas spasiti od dolazaka i odlazaka. Ako ste vezani uz Snagu Učitelja u vama, kamo ćete ići? Zašto se ponovno i ponovno vraćamo na zemlju? Jer smo vezani za ovaj svijet. Ako smo zaista vezani za Snagu Učitelja u nama, nitko nas neće vratiti natrag na svijet; ići ćemo tamo kamo On ide; Zakon karme djeluje na jako jednostavan način. Shvaćate li sada koliko smo blagoslovljeni? Mi nismo svjesni kako je velika Milost kojom smo obdareni. Zato, ostanite tamo gdje jeste. Morate sasvim precizno voditi dnevnik i naći vremena da umirete dnevno. Uzimajte svakodnevno na sebe svoj križ. Nije dovoljno samo sjediti, uzdižite se svakodnevno iznad svijesti tijela, i dođite u kontakt sa Snagom Učitelja. Ne samo ovdje, nego i na duhovnim nivoima. Postoji mnogo nivoa, makrokozmos je u mikrokozmosu. Potrebno je i daljnje vodstvo. Što ste više iznutra i izvana posvećeni i predani zapovijedima Učitelja, prije ćete doći u vašu domovinu. To je prava svrha ovog ljudskog tijela; to stoji u svim svetima knjigama. Čak su i Rishiji iz starih vremena, čije su se duše radovalesreći na višim nivoima, odabrali ljudsko tijelo kad su se vratili na zemlju, jer se jedino u tom tijelu možemo vratiti kući. Mi suosjećamo s drugim ljudima. Zašto ne suosjećate sa samim sobom i spasite se od kotača dolazaka i odlazaka? Ljubav prema bližnjemu počinje u vlastitom domu. Ako nemamo suosjećanja prema sebi i ne spasimo se od dolazaka i odlazaka, kako možemo imati suosjećanja prema drugima? Susjećajte sa samim sobom, to je sve što mogu reći. Ovo ljudsko tijelo je zlatna prilika koju ste dobili. Ali ako vam ona jednom izmakne iz ruku? Kabir kaže: "Tko zna kada ćete ponovno dobiti ovo ljudsko tijelo i moći opet raditi ovaj posao?" I zato o tome moramo dobro razmisliti. Ako sve precizno slijedite, budite sigurni da ćete doći k Bogu. Nećete se morati vratiti. Kada ste pod vodstvom Učitelja, Gospodar Pravde ne može vam suditi; Učitelj je taj koji sve karme uzima u svoje ruke ili da vas kazni ili da vas spasi. Tu Snagu je Bog dao u Njegove ruke, Krist je također posjeduje, i isto to govore svi ostali Učitelji. Oni su Bog u Njima; oni su utjelovljena Riječ. Nadam se da ste razumjeli što sam vam rekao o ovom Zakonu Karme. Pokušajte! Zato su svi veliki ljudi govorili: "Promislite dvaput prije nego nešto kažete." Guru Arjan kaže: "Čuvajte se grijeha koje činite nesvjesno. "Lakomislenim pričanjem nastaje mnogo toga. Govorite samo onda kada je to zaista potrebno. Ne pričajte površno. Isto tako, zapitajte se da li ono što pričate drugima čini dobro ili loše. Vjerujem da ćete se tada uplašiti, koliko sjemena (karme) možete posijati.