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From the book "Morning Talks", written by Sant Kirpal Singh 1967-11-17, Delhi, Sawan Ashram Talk available as mp3 at audio.sant-kirpal-singh.org I was just talking about devotion, how it is developed and what is meant by it. It is a subject of heart, not of head. The heart always remains attached somewhere. You might call it heart, mind or anything you like. Now we are attached to the world, to our families, to the outward things. This attachment has been developed by constant contact. The more we are brought into contact with outward things, the more attached we become. For example, a mother brings up her child. If the child goes outside for three, four or five hours and does not return, the mother's heart is upset. Why? Her heart has been attached to the child because she was always coming into contact with it. Now our hearts are attached to the physical bodies, to the outward attachments. Bhakti is a subject of heart, not of head, first of all. We have to develop attachment to God. Now we are attached to the world. All outer things are ephemeral, a changing panorama. The heart that is attached to that panorama, how can it not be affected! It too will always be changing. So first we have to develop attachment. We have just to change from the outside world to the God within us. The ABC starts by coming in contact constantly with whom you want to develop your attachment. For that purpose, the first step of any religion is there. You may go to the Church and say a prayer in the morning, in the evening and at night. Sikhs go to Sikh Temples, Mohammedans go to the Mosques, Hindus go to the Hindu Temples. A natural attachment will be developed in that direction the more often we go. Sometimes we leave off all outer regularities and because of that, the diary has been introduced. You should do everything for the sake of the One to whom you are fully devoted. Your heart is attached to Him and for His sake you love all others who are attached to Him, who are created by Him, you might say. In this way you are not bound. If you have got a ruling passion for One, then for His sake you love everybody. You follow now, how devotion is developed, how to take it from one place and attach it to the other? The first step is to come into constant contact with God or with the human pole where He is manifest. In this way, attachment will develop. When it is developed, you will become helpless, because your heart is attached. If you are going in one direction and your heart is attached somewhere else, you will always be dragged to where your heart is attached. So this is the start of devotion or bhakti. The diaries show how much time you put in and in how many places your heart is attached to outer things in one form or the other. Devotion requires purity of heart. Purity of heart requires that no other thought should strike in your heart other than of the One whom you love. If there is no other thought in your heart for anybody else and it is vacant from outward attachments, then God is there. Devotion starts when you detach your heart from the outward things and attach it to God or to the God-in-man. This is developed by coming into constant contact with Him. The ABC starts by regularity of devotion to your spiritual practices. Why do you attend Church or any other sacred place? Just to think of the Lord for a time, is it not? If you go to a holy place or a temple and your heart is attached outside, what is the good of it! There is a story about two friends, one wanted to play football and the other wanted to go to the Church. So both of them were headstrong in their own way. The friend who wanted to play football went to the fields and the other one went to the Church to pray. But while one was playing football in the fields and the other was praying in the Church, what were they really doing? The one playing football in the fields was thinking, "My friend is in the Church, he must be saying prayers." The one who was in the Church was thinking, “My friend must be enjoying himself playing football.” So do all your works, physical or outer, for the sake of the love of God only. Your heart should be attached to One. Sometimes people go to a holy place or to see a holy man, and they are attached somewhere else. What's the good of it? It is better to be in the field and thinking of the Church than to be in the Church and thinking of the field. So this attachment is the subject of heart, and develops devotion, in due course. This first step is a necessity, but what do we generally do? We take up one thing and leave off other things. If we leave off one thing and do not put in our whole attention on the other thing, then naturally, we lose both ways. How is devotion developed? This is the first thing. It is just to be in contact with the object which we want to have, which we have decided on. Pity it is, that we are adrift. We have not yet decided on our goal, what we want to do. That is why I always press "Well, decide what you want to become”. Sometimes we are devoted to one thing for ten days, a month or two months, then we just change our direction to another thing. The result is that the time is spent in digging wells, some two feet, some three feet, some five feet deep, but we never get any water. So first decide what you want to become, to whom you want to be devoted, wholly and solely. If you have read the scriptures, you will find that all Masters say that when you have got a manbody, the highest thing is to attach yourself to God. Wherever you will be attached, there will you go. You have been coming to the world again and again. The reason is because you are not attached to God, otherwise you would have gone to God. So keep your diaries and eliminate all foreign thoughts from your heart. Our heart is at present divided. It should have no other thought except of whom you want to be devoted. Scientifically I am speaking. When devotion sets in, you will become helpless. Suppose you are daily saying prayers at an appointed hour for one, two, three or four months. One day, it might happen that you have no time to devote at all. Your heart will be upset, you will feel as if you have lost something. This is how devotion is developed. The second thing is, just have the company of somebody whose heart is devoted to God. If you want to devote it to God, you must have such company that is devoted to God. If you want to devote it to the world, all right. For that you have got ample scope. The third and most effective way is to come in contact where that devotion is manifested, where the Word is made flesh, where the letter "L"has been eliminated from the word "World”. What then remains is Word or God. The radiation will come from Him direct and can be had from thousands of miles away. But for this, you must develop receptivity. Through radios and televisions you hear the voice or see who is speaking from thousands of miles. The God-man is Word made flesh and He is everywhere. You have simply to turn your hearts and minds in His direction and you will have help from there. But all the same, to come in contact physically cannot be underrated. In His company, you will get radiation at first hand. Over there you have to direct your attention to Him. Here you have little or no effort to make to direct your attention. You see with your own eyes. You follow me, how devotion is developed, how it can be strengthened? Now we should judge where we stand. If our hearts are devoted to One, and we do selfless service for the sake of the One to whom we are devoted, that is not binding. If you are not devoted, but instead are devoted only for the outward name and fame, for the good name that you will have in the world, then you are bound. You will go where you are attached. Masters have been explaining these things in their own way. The basic thing that you will find is that all Masters speak of the same things in their sayings and scriptures. You find now how devotion is developed? For this purpose, you should be regularly devoted to your practices and also keep your diaries. That will make you regular. I always enjoin "Send your diaries blank”. How long will you send them blank? For one month, two months, then you will begin to fill them in and will become regular. I will then say, "Please put in more time." I never chastise anybody, even those who do not do as I say. I simply again request them to do what I tell them. So this is the purpose of the diaries, and how important it is to keep them. How many are there who really keep the diaries? Sometimes people simply bring their diaries to me and I see that they are all clear but that little or no experience is reported. I tell them, "Dear friend, your diary is all right, but you should have gone to the third plane!" A heart that is not attached to the world never thinks of worldly things. One who does not show any failures under the different headings and who has a pure heart, then God must sit in it. He is already there, but He will become manifest. As I just told you, there were two friends, one wanted to go to the fields to play football and the other wanted to go to the Church. Both had their own way. The one who was in the field playing football was thinking, "Oh! my friend is sitting in the Church praying." Even though his physical body was in the field, his heart was in the Church. The other friend who was in the Church was thinking, "My friend must be enjoying himself playing football." So when you are sitting in front of the Master, you should see where you are really attached. You will then be able to derive the full benefit of His company. First of all, the ABC of devotion starts from keeping the diary. This was evolved with a very high purpose in mind. You follow me now, what is the purpose of the diary? These things I have explained to you in detail. They are referred to in the books but are not given in detail. So those who are not keeping diaries must maintain them. I always again and again press this point. Those who are not maintaining diaries will fail constantly. In due course of time, their whole heart will be attached to the world. Outwardly they might appear to be very devoted, but they are really devoted to the world. So now you understand how devotion is developed, what it gives, how it is further strengthened and how you rise into that devotion itself. This is what is wanted. Every day something is explained to you in detail so that you may understand what is what. Understanding only also won't do, you must live up to it. The more you live up to it, the more you will change. Your hearts will be attached to higher things as compared to worldly things.
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Upravo sam govorio o predanosti, kako se razvija i što ona znači. To je stvar srca, a ne glave. Srce je uvijek vezano za nešto. Vi to možete nazvati srce, um ili kako god želite. Sada smo vezani za svijet, našu obitelj, vanjske stvari. Te vezanosti razvile su se kroz stalni kontakt. Što smo više u dodiru s vanjskim stvarima, to postajemo više za njih vezani. Primjer je majka koja odgaja svoje dijete. Ako je dijete vani i ne vraća se tri, četiri ili pet sati, majčino je srce uznemireno. Zašto? Njezino je srce vezano za dijete jer je uvijek bila u dodiru s njim. Sada su naša srca vezana za fizička tijela, za vanjske stvari. Bhakti je prije svega stvar srca, a ne glave. Trebali bismo razviti vezanost za Boga. Sada smo vezani za svijet. Sve vanjske stvari su jedna kratkotrajna, prolazna panorama.To naravno utječe na srce koje je vezano za tu panoramu! I ono će se uvijek mijenjati. Zato najprije moramo razviti jednu vezanost. Trebamo se samo okrenuti od vanjskog svijeta prema Bogu u nama. To počinje tako da dolazite u stalni dodir s onim za koga želite razviti vašu vezanost. Prvi korak na tom putu može se naći u svim religijama. Možete ići u crkvu i tamo izgovarati molitvu ujutro, navečer i u noći. Sikhi odlaze u hramove sikha, muslimani u džamije, hindusi u hindu hramove. Što češće odlazimo na ta mjesta, to će se više razviti jedna prirodna vezanost u tom smjeru. Ponekad se ne držimo nikakvih vanjskih pravila i zbog togaje uveden dnevnik. Sve što činite neka bude radi Onoga kome ste potpuno predani. Vaše je srce vezano za Njega i radi Njega volite sve one koji su vezani za Njega, koji su stvoreni od Njega, može se reći. Na taj način niste vezani. Ako neizmjerno mnogo volite Jednoga, onda sve druge volite upravo radi Njega. Razumijete li sada kako se razvija predanost, kako je odvojiti od jedne stvari i vezati je za nešto drugo? Prvi korakje da dođemo u stalni kontakt s Bogom ili s ljudskim tijelom u kome je On očitovan. Na taj način će se razviti vezanost. Kad se ona razvije postati ćete bespomoćni, jer je vaše srce vezano. Ako ste se odlučili za jednu stvar, a vaše je srce vezano za nešto drugo, cijelo vrijeme ćete u mislima biti tamo gdje je vezano vaše srce. Dakle, to je početak predanosti ili bhakti. Dnevnici pokazuju koliko vremena ulažete u vaše spiritualne vježbe i gdje je vaše srce vezano za vanjske stvari, u jednom ili drugom obliku. Predanost zahtijeva čistoću srca. Čistoća srca zahtijeva da se u vašem srcu ne pojavi niti jedna druga misao osim one o Onome koga volite. Ako u vašem srcu ne postoji niti jedna druga misao o nekome drugome i ako je ono slobodno od vanjskih vezanosti, tada je Bog u njemu. Predanost počinje kad vaše srce odvojite od vanjskih stvari i vežete ga za Boga ili Boga-u-čovjeku. To se razvija kad dolazite u stalni kontakt s Njim. Početak je u tome da se redovito posvećujete vašim spiritualnim vježbama. Zašto idete u crkvu ili na neko drugo sveto mjesto? Samo zato da neko vrijeme mislite na Boga, zar ne? Što vam koristi ako odete na neko sveto mjesto ili hram, a vaše je srce vezano za nešto što je vani! Postoji jedna priča o dva prijatelja; jedan je htio igrati nogomet, a drugi je htio ići u crkvu. Oboje su bili tvrdoglavi, svaki na svoj način. Prijatelj koji je htio igrati nogomet otišao je na igralište, a drugi je otišao u moliti u crkvu. No dok je jedan od njih igrao nogomet na igralištu, a drugi molio u crkvi, što su u stvari radili? Onaj koji je igrao nogomet mislio je: "Moj prijatelj je u crkvi, on sigurno sad izgovara molitve." Onaj koji je bio u crkvi mislio je: "Moj prijatelj sigurno uživa igrajući nogomet." Zato radite sve vaše poslove, fizičke ili neke druge, samo zbog ljubavi prema Bogu. Vaše srce bi trebalo biti vezano za Jednoga. Ponekad ljudi odlaze na sveta mjesta ili da vide svetu osobu, no u mislima su negdje drugdje. Kakvog to ima smisla? Bolje biti na igralištu i misliti na crkvu, nego biti u crkvi, a misliti na igralište. Dakle, ta je vezanost stvar srca i ona s vremenom razvija predanost. Potrebno je učiniti ovaj prvi korak, ali što mi obično radimo? Uzimamo jednu stvar i ostavljamo sve druge stvari. Ako ostavimo jednu stvar i ako ne usmjerimo svu svoju pažnju na drugu stvar, prirodno je da gubimo obje. Kako se razvija predanost? Kao prvo, moramo biti u kontaktu s onim što želimo imati, za što smo se odlučili. Žalosno je to da vrludamo. Još uvijek se nismo odlučili za naš cilj, štozaista želimo raditi. Zato uvijek naglašavam: "Dobro, odlučite što želite postati." Ponekad smo predani nekoj stvari deset dana, mjesec ili dva, tada jednostavno promijenimo smjer iokrenemo se prema nečemu drugome. Tako trošimo vrijeme u kopanje bunara; neki su dva metra, neki tri metra, neki pet metara duboki, no nikada ne dođemo do vode. Dakle, najprije odlučite što želite postati i kome želite biti predani, svom svojom dušom. Kada čitate svete knjige, vidjeti ćete da svi Učitelji govore: kada ste dobili ljudsko tijelo, najviši cilj je vezati se za Boga. Tamo gdje ste vezani, tamo ćete otići. Uvijek ponovno ste dolazili na svijet, zato jerniste vezani za Boga, inače biste bili otišli k Njemu. Dakle, vodite vaš dnevnik i iskorijenite sve strane misli iz vašeg srca. Naše je srce trenutno podijeljeno. U njemu ne bi trebala biti niti jedna druga misao osim o onome kome želite biti predani. Govorim sa znanstvenog stajališta. Kada se u vama razvije predanost, postati ćete bespomoćni. Pretpostavimo da dnevno izgovarate molitve u određeno vrijeme, jedan, dva, tri ili četiri mjeseca. Jednog dana možda uopće nemate vremena za predanost. Vaše će srce biti uznemireno, osjećati ćete se kao da ste nešto izgubili. Na taj se način razvija predanost. Druga stvar je da jednostavno boravite u društvu onoga čije je srce predano Bogu. Ako želite da vaše srce bude predano Bogu, trebate biti u društvu onoga koji je predan Bogu. Ako želite da vaše srce bude predano svijetu, u redu. Za to imate jako mnogo prilika. Treći i najučinkovitiji način je doći u dodir s onim u kome je očitovana predanost, gdje je utjelovljena Riječ, gdje je slovo "l" odstranjeno iz riječi World (svijet). Ono što tada ostaje je Word (Riječ) ili Bog. Zračenje će doći direktno od Njega i može se dobiti na udaljenosti od tisuću kilometara. Da biste to dobili, trebate razviti receptivnost. Preko radija i televizije možete čuti glas ili vidjeti onoga tko govori na udaljenosti od tisuće kilometara. Bog-čovjek je Riječ koja se utjelovila i On je posvuda. Trebate samo okrenuti vaša srca i umove u Njegovom smjeru i dobiti ćete pomoć. Sve u svemu, ne smije se podcijeniti fizički kontakt. U Njegovom društvu primiti ćete zračenje direktno. Kad ste negdje drugdje, trebate usmjeriti vašu pažnju prema Njemu. Ovdje (u Ashramu) trebate učiniti mali ili nikakav napor da biste usmjerili vašu pažnju. Vi vidite vlastitim očima. Razumijete li kako se razvija predanost, kako se ona može ojačati? Sada bismo trebali procijeniti gdje stojimo. Ako su naša srca predana Jednome i ako činimo nesebičnu službu za dobro Onoga kojemu smo predani, to nas ne veže. Ako niste stvarno predani, već se zbog vanjskog ugleda i slave, radi dobrog glasa kojeg ćete imati u svijetu, samo pravite da ste predani,tada ste vezani. Otići ćete tamo gdje ste vezani. Učitelji su objašnjavali ove stvari, svaki na svoj način. Uvijek ponovno ćete ustanoviti da svi Učitelji u svojim govorima i spisima govore o istim temeljnim stvarima. Vidite li sad kako se razvija predanost? Iz tog razloga trebali biste se redovito posvetiti vašim spiritualnim vježbama i također voditi vaš dnevnik. To će vam stvoriti naviku. Uvijek naglašavam: "Pošaljite vaš dnevnik prazan." Koliko ćete ga dugo slati praznog? Jedan mjesec, dva, onda ćete gapočeti ispunjavati i to će postati navika. Tada ću reći: "Molim vas, uložite više vremena u vaše vježbe." Ja nikada ne progonim nikoga, čak ni one koji ne rade onako kako ja kažem. Jednostavno ih zamolim da rade to što sam im rekao. Dakle, to je smisao dnevnika i koliko je važno voditi ga. Koliko je onih koji uistinu vode dnevnik? Ponekad mi ljudi jednostavno donesu svoj dnevnik i vidim da je potpuno prazan, a oniimaju malo ili nikakvo iskustvo. Kažem im: "Dragi prijatelji, vaš dnevnik je u redu, ali vi biste ste prema tome trebali već uzdići na treći nivo!" Srce koje nije vezano za svijet nikada ne razmišlja o svjetovnim stvarima. Onaj koji nema nikakvih grešaka u raznim stupcimadnevnika i koji ima čisto srce, u njemu mora biti Bog. On je već u njemu, no tada će se očitovati. Kao što sam vam maloprije rekao, bila su dva prijatelja, od kojih je jedan htio ići na igralište igrati nogomet, a drugi u crkvu. Oboje su otišli svojim putem. Onaj koji je na igralištu igrao nogomet razmišljao je: "Oh, moj prijatelj sjedi u crkvi i moli." Čak i ako je njegovo fizičko tijelo bilo na igralištu, njegovo srce bilo je u crkvi. Drugi prijatelj koji je bio u crkvi razmišljao je: "Moj prijatelj sigurno uživa igrajući nogomet." Tako, kada sjedite pred Učiteljem, morate vidjeti gdje ste uistinu vezani. Tada ćete biti u stanju izvući punu korist od Njegovog društva. Predanost prije svega počinje vođenjem dnevnika. Dnevnik je stvoren s vrlo važnim razlogom. Razumijete li sada koji je smisao dnevnika? Ove stvari objasnio sam vam u detalje. Njih objašnjavaju i knjige, ali ne detaljno. Dakle, oni koji ne vode dnevnik moraju ga početi voditi. Uvijek ponovno to naglašavam. Oni koji ne vode dnevnik neprestano će raditi greške. S vremenom će se njihovo srce vezati za svijet. Izvana mogu izgledati vrlo predano, ali su u stvari vrlo predani svijetu. Razumijete li sad kako se razvija predanost, što nam ona daje, kako ona još više jača i kako da se uzdignemo u nju?To je ono što je potrebno. Svakoga dana nešto vam je detaljno objašnjeno kako biste sve razumjeli. Nije dovoljno samo razumjeti, trebate po tome živjeti. Što više po tome živite, to ćete se više mijenjati. Vaša srca će biti vezana za plemenitije stvari od onih svjetovnih.