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Written by Sant Kirpal Singh, from the book "Morning Talks", 20 November, 1967 Talk available as mp3 at audio.sant-kirpal-singh.org To abide by the teachings of the Master is just like treading a razor's edge. The more you walk on the edge of a razor, the more it will cut your feet. What does this mean? The more you abide by the teachings of the Master, by the sayings of the Master, the more you have to tear up your old name and fame, what you are, whether high or low. You have to care only for the Master. What He says is Bible truth. This is what God said through the Koran and all Masters have said the same thing. So we must abide by His sayings whether the people admire us or not. You have to be true to the God in you and the God in Him, not caring for what the people say. Christ said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments". To keep the commandments of the Master is difficult. Sometimes for one reason or another we evade keeping them, we fear what other people will say. So always abide by what your Master says, the God in Him, whether the people admire you or not. You must abide by the teachings, sayings or orders of the Master and live up to them, irrespective of whether the world admires you or otherwise. When a man develops inside, naturally he sees the God in the Master. There was one disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia, called Khusro, who worshipped his Master like anything. The people began to say, "Look here, he is a Mohammedan and he is worshipping a man, a body. He is not a Mohammedan." Khusro replied, "I don't care what the world says about me, whether this or that thing, I am a devotee of my Master and will abide by what He says." So we have to live up to what the Master says. If He says, "Stop", then stop, that's all. He who lives up to what the Master says, who pays obeisance to the words, to the orders of the Master, is the foremost to get salvation. For those who simply obey Him physically, but do not live up to what He says, there is yet time. The time factor is most necessary to enable you to have full emancipation. So the first difficult thing on the way to devotion to the Master is that you must abide by what He says, irrespective of whether the world praises you or not. It may be possible that He says something that does not appeal to your intellect, but what is your duty? When the officer in the field orders "fire", what will the soldier do? he must fire. The Master will never say anything which is not becoming. It may be that you do not understand what He says at the time, but He has some noble purpose behind it for your betterment. That is why it is very difficult to follow the orders of the Master. I was just giving an instance from my own life. I was ordered by my Master not to go anywhere except to the place of Satsang. I was always busy in attending to the sick, the poor, holding Satsangs and helping people in difficulties, sometimes till late at night. Then I stopped altogether. People went to the Master and said that I do not visit them anymore. The Master said, "He won't go!" One lady came up to me at that time and said that her husband was on his deathbed and asked me to come to see him. I told her, "Well dear lady, I am sorry, but I am afraid that I cannot go. I cannot transcend the imperial wall laid before me by the Master," and so she went away. The next day she came again and said, "My husband said that in the name of the Master please come." I shed tears. I told her, "Well, the Master is to look after him. I am sorry, but I cannot transcend." Her husband died. Two or three days after, our Master came to Lahore. I met Him and that very lady also came up and complained to the Master saying, "Look here Master, my husband was crying for him to come but he did not come." The Master looked at me and said, "If you find any such event, you should go." Now, wherever I should go, whoever I should see, he must die, because I had to go only when a man was dying, and not before. People complained to the Master – "He does not come to attend our sick. Even when they are dying, he does not care." The Master told them very bluntly, "All right, if somebody of his dies, don't you go!" Just look to the difficulty you see, how difficult it is to abide by what the Master says. Once my elder son (he is here) fell sick and the doctors said that he would die in two or three days. On the third day, he was quite near to his end. I was told that I must attend him, so I took leave. Fortunately or unfortunately, there was one day on which I had to go, under the orders of the Master, to give a talk at a place about thirty miles from Lahore. I thought, "Well the doctors say that my son will die and here is my Master's order. What should I do? Oh well, it is for the Master to look after him, I cannot prolong or cut down his life." So I left for the place where I had to give the talk, and it was about noon when I finished. The place where I gave it was near to Beas and I thought that I should like to see the Master. It was a very hot day, I remember, and I reached there at about 2 p.m. When I arrived the Master sent for me and I went and paid obeisance to Him. He was lying on His bed and when I came in, He sat up. The first thing He said was, "What about your son, how is he getting on?" I told the Master that he had been very sick and that the doctors said he would pass away in three days, but the Master's orders were for me to give a talk. The Master became very sad and I said to Him, "Whoever thinks of You, all his grief and sadness go. Why are you so sad?" The Master said, "Well look here, you have thrown your burden on me and I have to take care." So my son never died and he is still alive. You follow how difficult it is to keep the word of the Master? Another time, my baby daughter died in the evening and I had to go to conduct the Satsang at a far off place. These are very ordinary things but we have to obey the Master's order. Early in the morning I sent for Dalip Singh and gave him directions to attend to the disposal of the body in my absence. Other people said about me, "What is he doing?" but still I went on my job. You follow me? To keep the commandments of the Master is very difficult. We simply make an outer show of obeying the Master's orders but do not live up to them. Even in His absence, orders are orders. The very order is the Guru, is the Master. Those who pay obeisance to the words of the Master are sure to be emancipated. This is one reason why devotion to the Master is like walking on the sharp edge of a razor. Second, bhakti or devotion to the Master does not need any outer forms or rituals, acting or posing. Just live in a simple way. The Master has got a very human touch, I would say. He is a man like you and lives in a natural way, no acting or posing, no show, nothing of the sort. This is but natural. So these are the two things which stand in our way of full devotion to the Master. This is why it is difficult to speak of the love of the Master. We can make oceans of talk, but how far do we abide by His commandments? An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Those who obey His commandments will forget whether they are a Sikh, Mohammedan, Hindu or a Christian. They will never think in this way. They will just consider themselves a devotee of the Master. Once I was invited by a loving disciple of the Master to a place located in a jungle wilderness and I promised that I would go. There were some other people living near that place who were not in my favour and who said that they would kill me if I came. Those who were with me were afraid to go. I said to them, "You either come with me, or I go alone. When I have promised, I must go!" When I entered that wilderness, those very people who were against me showed up. "All right friends, come on and guide me on the way," I said. They were running before me, to the place where I was to give a talk. I told them, "Look here, I am not a Sikh, a Mohammedan, or a Radhasoami. I am not a Christian, but I am a devotee of my Master. My ‘ism' is that of my Master. You can come to me or not." They were all changed. The loving disciple was waiting for me there in all anguish and crying for me. So bhakti knows only devotion to the Master. You will do what He wills. A devotee will not await the orders of the Master, he will divine what is the intention and will follow it, without having to be given it. This is why there are difficulties in the way of devotion to the Master. It is just as difficult as walking on the sharp edge of a razor. So the main thing lies in what? "If ye love me, keep my commandments". This is what Christ said. Those who keep the commandments and live up to them will have emancipation, sure and certain. To keep the commandments of the Master is to live up to them, not only to have them in your brain. He may be before you or you may be in His absence. You have just to abide by His word. That is the God in you, the Master in you. So for these two reasons, Guru bhakti or devotion to the Master is difficult. He may give us something or He may take something away from us. It is all His. Like a treasurer, He may send you some thousands of Rupees and ask you to send Rs. 2.000 to such and such a man. You are only a keeper. To be true to the Master is to be true to His words, what He says. We should live up to them, whether people admire us or speak ill of us. The Master does not know any show, no acting, no posing. He lives always in a natural way. To keep His words in your brain is not sufficient, you must live up to them. An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Food that is digested will give you strength. Food which is not digested will cause disease. If the Master is situated at a place thousands of miles away from you, then you must develop receptivity. From radios and televisions, you hear the voice, you see who is speaking. The Godman is Word made flesh, He is everywhere. You simply have to turn your minds and hearts in His direction to develop receptivity. You will then have help from there. However, to come into contact physically with Him cannot be underrated. In this way you come direct to the fire. In the other way you have to direct your attention. Here you have little or no effort to make to direct your attention. You see Him with your own eyes. You follow me now how devotion is developed, how it can be strengthened, how you can transmute yourself by devotion? So now we should judge where we stand. If our hearts are devoted to One and for the sake of that One we are devoting selfless service, that will not become binding, mind that! If you are only devoted for the outward name and fame, so that you will have a good name in the world, then you are bound. You will go where you are attached. Masters have been explaining these things in their own way and you will find that the sayings and scriptures of all Masters speak of the same things. But he who has done it practically will know what true devotion means. For this purpose you should be regularly devoted to your spiritual practices. You should also keep your diaries, as this will make you regular. I always enjoin "Send your diaries blank". How long will you send them in this way? One month, two months, then you will feel morally obligated to do something. You will become regular. I will then say, "All right, please put in more time." I never chastise anybody, even those who do not do as I say. I just request them again to please do as 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 true diaries? Sometimes people simply bring their diaries to me and I see that they are all clear, but that little or no experience has been had. I tell them, "Dear friend, your diary is all right, but you should have gone to the third plane!" The heart which is not attached anywhere, which never thinks of worldly things, nor has any failures shown under the different headings on the diary, will be pure and God must sit in it. He is there already, but He will become manifest.
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Sant Kirpal Singh, 1967-11-20 Available as mp3 at www.audio.sant-kirpal-singh.org Pridržavati se učenja Učitelja isto je kao i hodati po oštrici noža. Što više hodate po oštrici noža, to ćete više razrezati vaša stopala. Što se pod tim podrazumijeva? Što se više pridržavate Učenja, riječi Učitelja, to više trebate odbaciti vaš dosadašnji ugled, ono što jeste, bilo da ste na visokom ili niskom položaju. Trebate se samo brinuti o Učitelju. Ono što On govori biblijska je istina. To je ono što je Bog rekao kroz Kuran, a i svi su Učitelji to govorili. I mi se moramo pridržavati Njegovih riječi, bez obzira da li će nas ljudi zbog toga cijeniti ili ne. Trebate biti iskreni prema Bogu u vama i prema Bogu u Njemu, i ne brinuti o tome što ljudi govore. Krist je rekao: „Ako me volite, držite se mojih zapovijedi.“ Teško je držati se Učiteljevih zapovijedi. Ponekad se iz nekog razloga izbjegavamo držati tih zapovijedi, strahujemo što će drugi ljudi reći. Ipak, pridržavajte se onoga što vaš Učitelj, Bog u Njemu kaže, bilo da vas ljudi poštuju ili ne. Morate se pridržavati učenja, riječi ili zapovijedi Učitelja i živjeti po njima, bez obzira da li vam se svijet divi ili ne. Kad se čovjek razvije iznutra, prirodno je da vidi Boga u Učitelju. Khusro je bio učenik Nizamuddina Aulie, i neizmjerno je štovao svog Učitelja. Ljudi su počeli govoriti: „Gledajte, on je musliman, a štuje jednog čovjeka, jedno tijelo. On nije pravi musliman.“ Khusro je odgovorio: „Nije me briga što svijet govori o meni, ja sam učenik mog Učitelja i pridržavati ću se onoga što On kaže.“ Trebamo živjeti po onome što Učitelj govori. Ako On kaže: „Stop“, onda stanite, to je sve. Onaj koji živi po onome što Učitelj govori, koji poštuje Njegove riječi i zapovijedi, sigurno će biti spašen. Oni koji ga jednostavno fizički slijede, ali ne žive po onome što On govori, još imaju vremena. Faktor vremena je neophodan u dostizanju potpunog oslobođenja. Dakle, prva poteškoća koja stoji na putu razvoja predanosti Učitelju je da se morate pridržavati onoga što On kaže, bez obzira da li vas svijet hvalio ili ne. Moguće je da On kaže nešto što ne odgovara vašem intelektu, ali koja je vaša dužnost? Kada zapovjednik na bojištu zapovijedi: „Pucaj!“, što će vojnik učiniti? On mora pucati. Učitelj nikada neće tražiti nešto što nije ispravno. Može se dogoditi da u tom trenutku ne razumijete zašto On to kaže, ali On ima dobar razlog koji je za vaše dobro. Zbog toga je vrlo teško slijediti zapovijedi Učitelja. Navesti ću vam primjer iz mog vlastitog života. Moj Učitelj mi je naredio da ne idem nigdje drugdje osim na mjesto gdje se održavao Satsang. Do onda sam cijelo vrijeme bio zaokupljen posjećivanjem bolesnika i siromašnih ljudi, držeći Satsang i pomažući ljudima u poteškoćama, ponekad do kasno u noć. Tada sam prestao sa svime. Ljudi su otišli k Učitelju i rekli mu da ih više ne posjećujem. Učitelj im je odgovorio: „On to i ne treba!“ U to vrijeme jedna žena je došla k meni, ispričala mi da njezin suprug leži na samrtnoj postelji i zamolila me da ga posjetim. Odgovorio sam joj: "Draga gospođo, žao mi je, ali bojim se da ne mogu doći. Ne mogu prijeći preko zida zapovijedi koju mi je dao moj Učitelj.“ Slijedećeg dana ponovo je došla i rekla: „Molim vas, moj suprug je rekao da dođete u ime Učitelja.“ Potekle su mi suze. Rekao sam joj: "Učitelj će se pobrinuti za njega. Žao mi je, ali ne mogu prijeći preko zapovijedi.“ Njezin je muž umro. Dva ili tri dana nakon toga naš Učitelj je došao u Lahore. Bio sam kod Njega kada je ta ista gospođa došla i požalila mu se: „Učitelju, moj ga je suprug u suzama molio da dođe, ali on nije došao." Učitelj me pogledao i rekao mi: „U budućnosti, kod takvog slučaja trebaš ići.“ Tada je bilo tako da je onaj koga sam trebao posjetiti, morao umrijeti, jer sam smio posjetiti samo onoga koji umire. Ljudi su se žalili Učitelju: „On više ne dolazi posjećivati naše bolesnike. Čak i kada umiru, ne brine se o njima.“ Učitelj im je vrlo grubo odgovorio: „Dobro, kad netko od njegove obitelji umre, ni vi ne morate ići tamo!“ Vidite li poteškoće, kako je teško pridržavati se onoga što Učitelj kaže? Jednom se moj stariji sin (i on je ovdje) razbolio i liječnici su rekli da će umrijeti za dva ili tri dana. Trećeg dana bio je vrlo blizu smrti. Rečeno mi je da moram ostati uz njega, i tako sam uzeo dopust. Na sreću ili na nesreću, taj dan sam trebao, po zapovijedi Učitelja, držati Satsang u mjestu udaljenom tridesetak kilometara od Lahorea. Pomislio sam: „Dobro, liječnici su rekli da će moj sin umrijeti - a tu je zapovijed mog Učitelja. Što da radim? Dobro, Učitelj je taj koji se brine o njemu, ja ne mogu produžiti ili skratiti njegov život.“ I tako sam otišao u mjesto gdje sam trebao držati govor. Oko podneva sam završio govor. Mjesto gdje sam držao govor bilo je blizu Beasa i pomislio sam da bih volio vidjeti Učitelja. Sjećam se da je bio jako vruć dan. Tamo sam stigao oko 14 sati. Kad sam došao, Učitelj je poslao po mene i ja sam ga pozdravio s puno poštovanja. On je ležao na svom krevetu i kad sam ušao unutra, ustao je. Njegove prve riječi bile su: „Što je s tvojim sinom, kako mu je?“ Odgovorio sam da je jako bolestan i da su liječnici rekli da će umrijeti u roku od tri dana. No, Učiteljeva zapovijed bila je da održim govor. Učitelj se jako rastužio i ja sam ga upitao: „Tko god da pomisli na Tebe, sva njegova žalost i tuga nestaju. Zašto si tako tužan?“ Učitelj je odgovorio: „Gledaj, svoj teret si bacio na mene i sad se ja moram pobrinuti za to.“ Moj sin nije umro i još je uvijek živ.Vidite li kako je teško pridržavati se riječi Učitelja? Drugi put, moja kćer je još kao beba umrla jedne večeri, a ja sam morao otići držati Satsang u jednom udaljenom mjestu. To su sasvim uobičajene stvari, ali mi se trebamo držati Učiteljevih zapovijedi. Rano ujutro poslao sam po Dalip Singha i dao mu upute da se pobrine o posmrtnim ostacima, u mojoj odsutnosti. Drugi su ljudi o meni govorili: „Što on to radi?“, ali ja sam ipak otišao izvršiti moju dužnost. Razumijete li me? Držati se Učiteljevih zapovijedi vrlo je teško. Mi se samo pretvaramo da slušamo Učiteljeve zapovijedi, ali ne živimo po njima. Čak i u Njegovoj odsutnosti, zapovijedi su zapovijedi. Sama zapovijed je Guru, ona je Učitelj. Oni koji slijede Učiteljeve riječi, sigurno će biti oslobođeni. To je jedan razlog zašto je predanost Učitelju poput hodanja po oštrici noža. Drugo, bhakti ili predanost Učitelju ne treba nikakve vanjske forme ili rituale, pretvaranje ili glumu. Samo živite na jednostavan način. Učitelj ima jednu vrlo ljudsku crtu, rekao bih. On je čovjek poput vas i živi na prirodan način, bez pretvaranja ili glume, bez predstave, ničeg sličnog. To je sasvim prirodno. Dakle, to su dvije stvari koje stoje na našem putu potpune predanosti Učitelju. Zbog toga je teško govoriti o ljubavi prema Učitelju. Mi možemo neizmjerno mnogo govoriti, ali koliko se pridržavamo Njegovih zapovijedi? Gram prakse više vrijedi od tona teorije. Onaj koji slijedi Njegove zapovijedi zaboravit će da je sikh, musliman, hindu ili kršćanin. On nikada neće misliti na taj način. Oni će se samo smatrati odanima Učitelju. Jednom me jedan dragi Učiteljev učenik pozvao da dođem u mjesto koje se nalazilo u džungli i obećao sam da ću doći. U blizini su živjeli neki ljudi koji mi nisu bili naklonjeni i koji su prijetili da će me ubiti ako dođem. Moji pratioci se se bojali ići tamo. Rekao sam im: „Ili idete sa mnom ili idem sam. Ako sam obećao, onda moram doći!“ Kada sam došao u tu divljinu, pojavili su se ljudi koji su bili protiv mene. „Dobro, prijatelji, dođite i pokažite mi put!" rekao sam. Trčali su ispred mene prema mjestu gdje sam trebao držati govor. Rekao sam im: „Gledajte, ja nisam sikh, musliman ili radhasoami. Nisam ni kršćanin, već sam onaj koji je predan mom Učitelju. Moja vjera je ona od Učitelja. Možete mi se pridružiti ili ne morate.“ Oni su svi nakon toga postali potpuno drukčiji. Voljeni učenik me čekao, sav u strepnji i plačući za mnom. Tako, bhakti znači biti predan samo Učitelju. Činiti ćete ono što On želi. Onaj koji je predan neće čekati Učiteljeve zapovijedi, on će naslutiti koja je Njegova namjera i slijediti će je, bez da mu je rečeno. Zbog toga postoje poteškoće na putu predanosti Učitelju. To je teško, poput hodanja po oštrici noža. Što je dakle najvažnije? „Ako me voliš, drži se mojih zapovijedi.“ kako je rekao Krist. Oni koji se drže zapovijedi i žive po njima biti će oslobođeni, zasigurno. Držati se Učiteljevih zapovijedi znači živjeti po njima, ne samo imati ih u svojoj glavi. On može biti pred vama ili može biti daleko. Vi se samo trebate pridržavati Njegove Riječi. Ona je Bog u vama, Učitelj u vama. Tako, iz ova dva razloga Guru bhakti ili predanost Učitelju je teška. On nam može nešto dati ili može uzeti nešto od nas. Sve je Njegovo. Vi ste poput blagajnika, a On vam može poslati nekoliko tisuća rupija i tražiti od vas da pošaljete 2000 rupija određenoj osobi. Vi ste samo upravitelj. Biti iskren prema Učitelju znači uvažavati Njegove riječi, ono što on kaže. Trebamo živjeti po njima, bilo da nam se ljudi dive ili govore loše o nama. Učitelj ne poznaje predstavu, glumu ili pretvaranje. On uvijek živi na prirodan način. Nije dovoljno samo zadržati Njegove riječi u glavi, trebate živjeti po njima. Gram prakse više vrijedi od tona teorije. Hrana koja je probavljena dati će vam snagu. Hrana koja nije probavljena uzrokovati će bolesti. Ako je Učitelj udaljen tisuću kilometara od vas, tada trebate razviti receptivnost. Preko radija i televizije slušate glas ili vidite onoga tko govori. Bog-čovjek je utjelovljena Riječ, On je posvuda. Jednostavno trebate okrenuti vaš um i srce u Njegovom smjeru da biste razvili receptivnost. Tada ćete dobiti pomoć. Ipak, ne smije se potcijeniti boravak u Njegovom fizičkom prisustvu. Na ovaj način dolazite direktno blizu vatre. U onom drugom slučaju trebate usmjeriti vašu pažnju. Ovdje trebate učiniti mali ili gotovo nikakvi napor da usmjerite vašu pažnju. Vidite ga vlastitim očima. Razumijete li sada kako se razvija predanost, kako ona može ojačati, kako se kroz predanost možete promijeniti? Tako sada trebamo prosuditi gdje stojimo. Ako je naše srce predano Jednome i zbog Jednoga se posvećujemo nesebičnoj službi, to nas neće vezati, upamtite to! Ako ste predani samo da budete poznati i na dobrom glasu, da imate dobar ugled u svijetu, tada ste vezani. Otići ćete tamo gdje ste vezani. Učitelji su objašnjavali te stvari svaki na svoj način i vidjet ćete da riječi i zapisi svih Učitelja govore o jednoj te istoj stvari. Međutim, onaj koji je to sproveo u praktičnom životu, znati će što znači istinska predanost. Iz tog razloga trebate redovito posvećivati vrijeme vašim spiritualnim vježbama. Isto tako trebate voditi vaš dnevnik, jer će vas to učiniti redovitima. Uvijek naglašavam: „Šaljite mi vaše dnevnike prazne.“ Koliko ćete ih dugo slati prazne? Mjesec ili dva, a tada ćete se osjećati moralno dužnim da nešto učinite. Postat ćete redoviti. Tada ću reći: „Dobro, molim vas, uložite više vremena.“ Nikada ne kažnjavam nikoga, čak ni one koji ne rade kako im govorim. Samo ih ponovno zamolim da rade kako im kažem. Dakle, to je svrha dnevnika i koliko je važno voditi ga. Koliko je onih koji uistinu vode dnevnik na pravi način? Ponekad mi ljudi jednostavno donesu svoj dnevnik i vidim da su posve prazni (bez grešaka), ali da je bilo malo ili nikakvog unutarnjeg iskustva. Tada im kažem: „Dragi prijatelji, vaš dnevnik je dobar, ali prema tome biste već trebali biti na trećem spiritualnom nivou!“ Srce koje za ništa drugo nije vezano, koje se ne bavi svjetovnim stvarima niti ima pogreške zapisane u različitim stupcima dnevnika, čisto je i Bog sigurno boravi u njemu. On se već nalazi u njemu, ali tek tada će se očitovati.