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Volume 46 | Number 3The Message ofScience of Spirituality
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Front cover photo: Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj.
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VOLUME 46 | NUMBER 3
Sat SandeshTHE MESSAGE OF SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY
SAT SANDESH is published monthly in English
by SK Publications, U.S.A. to disseminate the
teachings of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj,
Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj (1921-1989),
Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj (1894-1974),
and Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj
(1858-1948), and Masters who preceded them.
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and distributed from 4S175 Naperville Road,Naperville, IL 60563. Editor: Dr. Art Stein. An
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Recent articles by the Masters adopt gender-
neutral language. Articles taken from works
published by the Masters before widespread
use of gender-neutral language may refer to
God and humanity using masculine pronouns;
however, the Masters intended those references
to encompass women and men.
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Listen to the Music Within ...................................Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
Questions and Answers ......................................... Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
He Is the Doer ........................................................... Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
Recast Your Life .....................................................Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj
Meditation: The Highest Form of Prayer ......... Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
When Our Hearts Blossom .................................. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
Lesson of the Hands ............................................. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
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Often when we observe the talentof someone else, we become envious.
We wonder how they are so gifted
in an area in which we feel we are
lacking. Sometimes when we have a
special interest in a eld in which we
wish we were skilled, we feel sad that
we are not as good as others are in
that endeavor. Sometimes we forgetthat it is God who has granted us
a special talent in life, and for that,
we should be grateful. Everyone has
something that God has granted for
which we should be happy, rather than
feeling depressed that we lack what
someone else has.
In this connection there is a truestory that took place in the middle of
the 1600s in Italy about three young
boys who were good friends. They
shared an interest in music. One boy
could sing opera-style music with his
incredibly beautiful voice. The secondboy was a virtuoso at playing the
violin. The third boy, named Antonio,
loved music, but had a squeaky voice.
Others laughed at him when he tried
to sing, which made him embarrassed
and sad. He wished he could produce
music as well as his one friend who
sang and the other who played aninstrument.
However, Antonio had a special
gift of his own. He was great at
woodcarving. He had a little knife
with which he would whittle pieces
of wood and create lovely works
of art. Because he so badly wanted
to sing and make music as his twofriends could do, he did not feel his
gift of whittling wood was special at
all. Although he would create lovely
little artifacts and artwork with the
wood, he did not consider that to be
Listen to the
MUSIC WITHIN
Everyone in life has a talent or skill at which he or she excels.
Some people are talented in a sport or physical activity. Othershave a talent for the arts, such as painting, sculpture, music, or
poetry. Some have a gift for intellectual activities such as writing,
speaking, teaching, science and technology, engineering, or
inventing. Some have a talent for caring for others, and excel in
helping professions like medicine or nursing.
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by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
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anything special, as he yearned to have
beautiful sounds of music come from
him as they came from his friends.
One day the two boys came to
Antonio and told him that they
wanted to perform for the annual
spring festival in the city. It was a big
festival where everyone came from
all over the city to enjoy the food,
performances, and exhibitions set up
in the streets. The streets would be
beautifully decorated for the fair.
Antonio knew he would be
embarrassed again if he tried to sing
along with his friends. His friends
said it did not matter if he could not
sing, but that he would have fun with
them. As he did not want to miss this
festival, he agreed to go with them.
The boys dressed in their best clothes.
They decided to play in front of the
cathedral where the largest crowds
would be gathering.
While there, Antonio was sad in
his heart that even his friends had
said that he could not sing. More than
anything, he wished he had a good
singing voice and was broken-hearted
that he did not.
In front of the cathedral his two
friends performed, one singing,
and the other playing the violin. An
elderly gentleman came forward
from the crowd, put something into
Antonios hand, and walked away.
When Antonio looked, he saw it wasa valuable gold coin. He showed his
friends, who checked it out to see if
it was real. When they saw it was an
actual coin, they were excited about
receiving the money. One of the boys
said, For that man it is no big deal, as
he is rich.
Antonio asked how his friends
knew the man. The boys said, You
do not know him? Oh, of course, you
would notyou just know how to
carve wood with your whittling knife.
Everyone involved with music knows
him. His name is Amati, and he is
known for making violins. In fact, he
is the best violin maker, not only in
the city, but in all of Italy and possibly
in the world. Antonio felt sad that
his friends made fun of his only real
skill, which was carving wood. They
had made fun of his voice, and now
they were making fun of him being a
carver.
Antonio decided to visit the home
of Amati and show him his work the
next day. The boy gathered all the
items he had carved, such as a bird,
statues, a ute, and a little boat.
At Amatis home Antonio knocked,
and a servant opened the door. He
asked for Amati. Amati remembered
the squeaky voice from the day before
when he had put a gold coin into thelads hand.
Amati came to the door and asked
him what he wanted. The boy said,
I wanted you to look at these things
I carved from wood. Amati took
them and looked at them. Antonio
then said, Can you tell me if I have
enough talent to learn how to makeviolins?
Amati invited the boy in and asked
him why he wanted to make violins.
Antonio said, I want to make violins
because I love music, but cannot sing.
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My voice is as squeaky as a squeaking
door. Yesterday, when you gave us that
coin, you heard how beautifully my
friends sang and played violin. I also
want to make music that people will
enjoy.
Amati could see the pain inthe boys eyes and could feel the
disappointment in his heart in lacking
the skill to sing, and warmly told him,
What matters most is not the music
that comes out of our lips or hands,
but the song that comes out of our
heart. There are many ways of making
music. Some people sing, while othersplay an instrument. Some people paint
lovely pictures. Everyone has a talent
that makes this world more beautiful.
Your talent is carving or whittling
wood, but your song shall be as noble
and beautiful as anyone elses music.
Antonio was thrilled to hear
that there was hope for him also to
produce something beautiful. This
gave him the hope and encouragement
to keep going and not give up.
Amati took Antonio on as a
student. Antonio watched this
amazing artist each day in his
workshop. He observed how Amati
took pieces of wood and turned
them into exquisitely beautiful and
melodious violins. Antonio studied
with him for many years and learned
all the secrets to the craft of making
violins. There were seventy-two
different parts to a violin.
By the time Antonio was twenty-
two years of age, he had mastered the
art of carving and putting together
Let us meditate regularly, so wenot only can see inner coloredLights, but we can see the
glorious Light of God within usas well as in all others.
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violins. His teacher, Amati, allowed
Antonios name to be engraved on
a violin to show he had made it all
himself.
Antonio continued to make violins
for the rest of his life, totaling around
one thousand one hundred violins.
He strived to make each one more
beautiful and more melodious than
the previous one, improving all the
time. The name he engraved on each
violin was his full name, which was
Antonio Stradivarius. He is known
today as the best violinmaker in
history. The Stradivarius violin is
considered a treasure and work of art,
and every violinist wishes to own one.
This example from history shows
how we all can make beautiful music.
We may not be talented in one thing,
but we all have gifts given to us by
God. We need to nd our gifts and
maximize them. Each of us is special
and unique. We all have something to
offer the world.
When we think we are the doer,
either we become egotistical about
what we can do or fall into the
doldrums for what we lack. If we
remember that God is the Doer
and God is the Giver, then we can
appreciate what talents we have.
Within each of us is the Divine.
The Divine created everything, from
the smallest ant to the largest planet.
God created the stars, moon, and sun.Besides this physical galaxy and the
entire universe, God created many
realms of creation. Surely, that same
God who made everything and who
resides within us also has a treasure
house of gifts for us. When we tap
inside, we nd that everything is
within. No one is lacking and no one
is worthless. We all have something
special. We need to go within to see
what awaits us.
A frequent question asked by
disciples is, How do we know how
far we are on the spiritual journey? or
If we see this colored Light or that
colored Light does that tell us how
far we are on the spiritual journey?
People are concerned about the
meaning of what color Light they
see inside, but another real measure
of spiritual progress is when we see
Gods Light shining in all.
In this connection there is an
anecdote about a holy man who
had spent many years in meditation.
He was regular and devoted to his
spiritual practices and never missed a
day of meditation.
Because his attention was deeply
absorbed in the love of God, he only
talked to people when necessary. He
did not engage in gossip. He did not
engage in criticizing others. He didnot engage in backbiting. Since that is
what most of the people around him
were talking about, he did not enter
into their conversations.
He would talk only if people
had something positive to say about
others, but as the people around him
hardly engaged in that positive talk, hedid not have much chance to join into
their conversations.
He would talk if people asked
him for advice, but since most of the
people around him preferred to give
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advice even when not asked, he hardly
had a chance to share his own ideas to
help others. Since no one asked him
for his advice, and he did not want to
offer it if no one wanted it, he was
quiet on those matters, too.
If someone praised God and
spoke of Gods gifts to the world,
the holy man would have certainly
joined in, but few people around him
ever spoke about God. The people
in his life spoke a great deal about
famous people, but few talked of the
One who gave those famous people
their talents. Since no one spoke of
God, the holy man did not engage
in conversations about this famous
person or that famous person, as he
did not feel that that type of talk was
either helpful or inspiring.
As a result, the holy man had
a reputation in his neighborhood
of not talking. No one bothered
to nd out why he did not engage
in conversations, so a rumor went
around that the man was a lunatic. His
choice not to engage in conversations
unless they had lofty and positive
thoughts was misinterpreted by others
who thought that he was a crazy
person.
One day as the holy man was
walking through the town, he decided
to sit down in a park area to eat some
of the lunch he was carrying with
him in his sack. As he sat down, a dog
came up to him and watched the man
as he began eating his food.
The holy man wanted to share
the food with the dog. He took
some bread, broke off one piece for
himself, and broke off another piece
People who find the Light of Godwithin themselves have love for all.
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for the dog. The dog eagerly ate the
bread. The man broke off another
piece for himself, and then broke off
a piece for the dog and put it into the
dogs mouth.
People passing by thought this
was a strange sight since during
those times people did not keep dogs
as pets, and considered them wild,
unclean animals. Seeing a manand
a holy man no lesssitting and
sharing food with a dog like this was
considered lowly and base, yet here
was this holy man and the dog sitting
together as if they were close friends.
Word went around that the holy
man had really gone out of his mind,
and people from all over the town
came to see this strange sight of the
holy man sitting as if he were friends
with the dog. People laughed and
jeered at him and spread the word that
he was truly crazy.
Finally, the crowds who came to
stare at him became so large that he
felt his peace was shattered.
The holy man decided to speak up,
and asked the crowd, Why are you
laughing at me? They told him that
his behavior of sitting and eating food
with the dog was strange. The holyman then said, Dont you know that
God is seated with God? This answer
made them really positive that this
man was crazy.
The holy man said, Dont you
People who find the Light of God within themselvesdo not see any difference between people who are richand those who are poor.
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know that God is feeding God? The
crowd nally asked him, What are
you talking about? The holy man
said, I see God within me and I see
God in the dog. Therefore, God is
sitting with God, and God is feeding
God.
Then they realized that this holy
man had reached a high state of
enlightenment in which he could see
God in all.
Someone said, We are sorry for
laughing at you. We hope you are not
mad at us. The holy man said, No,
not at all. I just take it that the God
in you is laughing at the God in me,
and if God is enjoying this, then I am
happy.
This story shows that the true
measure of our progress is when wesee the Light of God within ourselves
and then see it in all others. We are
worried about seeing this color Light
or that color Light within, but real
progress comes when we see the Light
of God in its full effulgence. These
colored Lights we see in meditation
are but a reection of a reection ofa reection of the Light of God that
permeates all creation.
As we meditate and progress, we
come to see the Light of God shining
within our soul. We then see that same
Light shining in all other souls. We see
that Light in all human beings. We see
that Light in all animals. We see thatLight in all forms of life.
People who nd the Light of
God within themselves have love for
all. They do not see any difference
between people of one background
or the other. They treat all people as
children of one God.
People who nd the Light of God
within themselves do not see any
difference between people of one
country or another. They feel all are
brothers and sisters.
People who nd the Light of God
within themselves do not see any
difference between people who are
rich and those who are poor.
Similarly, people who nd the Light
of God within themselves feel that
all animals, birds, reptiles, sh, and
insects are also younger brothers and
sisters in the Lord. This is why the
holy man in the story could sit with a
dog as if it were his younger brother.
People who felt that a dog was a lowly
creature in those times could not
understand his closeness to the dog,
even though, today, people keep dogs
as pets. However, in olden times, no
one would treat a dog with such love
and kindness. Yet, this holy man saw
the Light of God shining in that dog.
If we truly want to see how far we
have progressed on the spiritual path,we can analyze how much love we
have in our hearts for others. We can
ask ourselves whether we love people
of all backgrounds and social status as
if they were part of our own. We can
ask ourselves whether we have love
for all living creatures, whether birds,
sh, mammals, or reptiles. Do we lookat these creatures, with their different
shapes and forms, and see the Light
of God shining in them? If we can
answer yes to all these questions, then
we have made great advances on the
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spiritual path.
The diary is not just asking us to
note what color Lights or inner vistas
we see or what inner Sounds we hear
in meditation. That is one part of it.The front part of the diary is asking
us how far we have advanced in ethical
living. Ethical living is a stepping-
stone to spirituality. Each column in
the diary is designed to help us weed
out our own hypocrisy.
Ethical living includes leading a
nonviolent life. Before our wordsand actions can be nonviolent, our
thoughts must be nonviolent. Words
are the result of our thoughts. If
we can control our thoughts, then
we can control our words and our
deeds. Mahatma Gandhi almost
single-handedly brought down the
entire British Empire to liberate India
because of the quality of nonviolence.
He taught that one could only benonviolent if one has strict control
over ones thoughts. He taught his
followers to keep a steady watch
on their thoughts, keeping their
mind on the Lord, as the root of
behaving nonviolently. It was through
nonviolent action that India gained
independence.Similarly, if we wish to nd God,
we must develop spiritual qualities.
Nonviolence is a prerequisite to
gaining admission to the kingdom
of God. Do you think the spiritual
If we truly want to see how far we have progressed onthe spiritual path, we can analyze how much love wehave in our hearts for others.
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realm of God is lled with violence
and hatred as is seething on our earth?
No. The spiritual realms are places
of peace and kindness. If we wish to
become residents of that kingdom,
we have to make sure that we do not
contaminate it with violence. The task
of purifying ourselves begins with
nonviolent thoughts. The diary helps
us keep a vigilant guard over thoughts
that sneak in that cause us to be angry,
hateful, and violent. Let us replace any
violent thoughts with nonviolent ones.
Many people think nonviolence
begins with telling others to be
nonviolent. If we are going to speak
about the benets of a nonviolent
life, we must also lead a nonviolent
life. If we tell others to be nonviolent,
we must rst be nonviolent our-
selves. Spreading the branches of
nonviolence, while the roots of our
ahimsa are weak will not convince
anyone of the value of such a life. We
must rst strengthen our roots and
become peaceful ourselves before our
advice to others about leading a calm
life will have any effect.
We must also develop the quality
of truthfulness. All lies begin in our
mind. If our words and actions are
deceitful and dishonest, it is because
they stem from our thoughts. We
start thinking that we want to get
the better of others, cheat, or gain
for ourselves through dishonestmeans. Those thoughts lead us to say
words that are untruthful or commit
deceitful and dishonest actions. If we
observe our thoughts throughout the
day and reect on them each evening,
they present to us an early warning
system of actions that may arise from
them. If we do not nip a dishonest
thought in the bud, it can blossom
into dishonest words and actions. Let
us weed out those thoughts that may
cause us to go astray in the area of
honesty. Similarly, if we want others
to be truthful, we must be truthful
in our own lives. We must rst build
the roots of truthfulness in our lives
and then we can share its value with
others.
Seless service is another quality
that will strengthen us. Our words
and actions arise from our thoughts.
If we have thoughts in which we
want to help others, then our words
and actions will reect that. If we are
going to talk of the need for seless
service, we must practice it ourselves.
If we tell everyone else to serve
selessly, but do not do so ourselves,
someone is bound to question our
own service, and we will be found
wanting. Let us be an example, rather
than telling everyone else to serve.
Each night we should observe ifwe were truly nonviolent. Did we tell
others to be nonviolent, while we hurt
the feelings of others, slandered others,
hurt others physically, or even thought
ill of others? Did we tell others to be
truthful, while we lied to others or
cheated them out of something that
was rightfully theirs? Did we tell othersto be pure, while we were impure? Did
we tell others to be humble, while we
were egotistical, bossed others around,
or put others down?
Did we tell others to be vegetarian,
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avoiding meat, sh, fowl, and eggs,
both fertile and infertile, while we did
not observe the diet ourselves?
Did we tell others to serve
selessly, while we only served to get
something for ourselves? Did we tell
others to meditate, while we never
put in a minute ourselves? These are
a few examples to show how we can
introspect into our behavior and weed
out our own hypocritical behavior.
If we wish to be one with God,
we have to develop qualities that are
compatible with the spiritual realms
of God. God is love, so we have to
become love itself to enter Gods
realm. God is truth, so we have also
to inculcate truth to be one with God.
God is purity, so we have to be pure
to merge back in God. God is seless,
so we have to be seless so we can
become a part of Gods kingdom.
God created all living things, and as
such, what right do we have to take
the life of any of Gods creatures?
Thus, we need to develop nonviolence
and a nonviolent diet in order to
return to God. This is the reason for
the vegetarian diet. God is conscious,
so we need to be conscious in order to
merge back in God. We need to avoid
hallucinogenic and recreational drugs
and alcohol. Drugs and alcohol lower
our consciousness and do not help us
raise our consciousness to the level
required to attain God-consciousness.
We can use the introspection
diary developed by Sant Kirpal Singh
Ji Maharaj as a tool to see which
habits we persist in keeping that are
As we meditate and progress, we come to see theLight of God shining within our soul.
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not helpful. Then, we can make a
resolution to change those habits. We
can keep track daily through negative
marking of our failures and resolve to
do better by decreasing those failures
the following day. We can pray to the
Master for grace in helping us change
our bad habits.
We can go to satsang where we can
hear discourses about the value of
developing good behaviors so we can
progress spiritually. Satsang provides
one-third of the teachings through
word of mouth. We can also gain the
other two-thirds benet of satsang
through the spiritual radiation owing
from the Masters attention. If we are
in the physical presence of the Master
in satsang, that radiation is owing
to us through his eyes and physical
presence. If we are in satsang where
the Master is not physically present,
the same charging is owing into us
through his attention even though
he is thousands of miles away. We
merely have to be open and receptive
to receive that radiation owing to us
from satsang.
We can also benet from the
physical presence of the Master,
where his spiritual radiation is bathing
us to wash away our negative qualities.
If we are receptive, then the higher
spiritual values of the Masters life
are models that we can emulate. His
spiritual radiation washes away ournegative habits so we can become
puried to return to God.
Part of ethical living is having love
for all. We can truly do so when we
see the Light of God in all. Meditation
is the pathway by which we can come
to recognize God within us and God
within all others.
When we recognize God in
everyone, then we know that this
whole world is a play of God meeting
God in all forms, God eating with
God in all forms, God laughing withGod in all forms, and God playing
with God in all forms. We see the
world as one lila, or play, of God whotakes on all forms in all living beings.
When we have that angle of vision, we
will truly become one with God.
Let us meditate regularly, so we not
only can see inner colored Lights, butalso can see the glorious Light of God
within us, as well as in all others.
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Queson
It seems as if every me I buy something
I have really been wanng, within a
short me I am wanng something
more. How can I learn to be sased
with what I have?
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
As long as we are intrigued with the
ashy jewels of the outer world,
we will connue in the wheel of
disappointment. We have forgoen
that the true jewel awaits us within.
True happiness does not lie outside;
true happiness lies within. The souls
real nature is pure joy. It is, in fact, bliss
itself. It is only when we idenfy with
our real self that we become moving
drops of bliss on earth. We are moving
about on the desert of the earth,
becoming more and more parched,
looking for the ocean. We need to
realize that a reservoir of refreshing
waters is lying within. The way to tap
into this pool is so simple. It is only a
maer of our aenon. We can direct
our aenon wherever we wish. We
can place it on the body. We can focus
it on our mind. Or we can concentrate
our aenon on our soul. Unfortunately,
since our childhood, we have been
trained to focus ourselves on our body
and mind.
When the soul is withdrawn to the
third eye, it can then travel on the Light
and Sound through the higher realms,
back to its Source in the purely spiritual
realm. The process by which the soul is
brought into contact with the current
of Light and Sound reverberang within
is called meditaon. The reason we
are not aware of the Light and Sound
within is due to our aenon. The outer
expression of the soul is known as the
aenon. Presently our aenon is
scaered throughout our body and
goes out of our body into this world
through the ve senses: sight, hearing,
smell, taste, and touch. We have to
withdraw our aenon from the world
outside and collect it at the seat of the
soul. Meditaon, pure and simple, is
withdrawing our aenon from the
outer world and focusing it at the third
eye.
Questions
andANSWERSwith
SantRajinderSingh JiMaharaj
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Queson
Somemes I lose my zeal for making
spiritual progress. I stop trying and just
assume I will see or experience God
when I die.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
The path of Surat Shabd Yoga is the
path of experience. It is not a path in
which a person thinks that one will be
emancipated only at the me of death.
Sant Kirpal Singh Ji termed it a scienc
path. Todays world is a scienc world.
He used to say that as we experiment
in a physics or a chemistry laboratory,in the same way, in our body, we must
experiment with our soul by taking
it to the inner regions. When we rise
above this body and transcend the inner
realms, we pass several stages. We can
recognize these stages with the help
of a competent spiritual Master. If we
pracce meditaon in the correct way,
we will be able to progress forward in
the right direcon.
If we have a sincere desire to
progress on the spiritual path and
to know God, we should not let any
obstacle stop us from our goal. Whether
we are healthy or we have physical
challenges, nothing should stand
between us building a bridge between
our soul and God. No maer how many
hardships come our way, no maer
how much negave cricism towards
us comes our way for even trying to
nd God, we should not let those things
deter us. We can experience God in this
lifeme.
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He Is the Doer
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You can throw away someone elses
wealth earned by somebody elseI am
not responsible; it is his grace. This is howI see it. Perhaps you may be mistaken...
you people may be mistaken. But I see
quite clearly it is like that. He sends you
here; he gives you contact; he guides you
further. So long as you are in the physical
body you require physical guidance.
So I am ashamed at mes to see thatGod gives me fame for which I am not due.
So I pass it on. During that Diamond Jubilee
that was celebrated, [Ed. in Delhi on the
occasion of the Masters seventy-fifth
birthday on 6th February, 1969] people
of all religions, heads of all religions came
up; everybody highly praised me. I was
asked at the end to give a talk. I told them,
Look here, whatever you have said about
me is not due to me but to the Master at
whose feet I sat. So I have been passing all
your remarks to him. This is what I said. I
have been passing everything he passed
on, to you. I only work at the post oce.
Really, it is so. How can I say otherwise?
You tell me. If I am not true to myself then
why should I say these things? I am true.
With his grace I see it is right. I give out
the same thing but people dont believe
me. Strange enough, the fact remains like
that. And sll they say, No, no, no, no!Is it not a fact? Then why are you misled?
You see, bodies come and go; that power
never leaves you.
When one is very highly spoken of by
others one becomes pued up. It is only
acng and posing. When I see that he is
doing everything, how can I say it is my
work? His grace brings you here; his grace
gives you a contact with him withinwell,
how can I be there? Hundreds of people
sit... all get the contact. I simply give them
some instrucons and go away on my job.
When I come back I ask, How many have
seen this form within, or this? So this is
my duty. It is my duty to do all that. My
Master told me, you see, I confer this
thing on you. I was in tears. He added,
Well, I wish it to be... distribute it... go out
into the world! Then I said, All right. A
dog barks. I will be barking too. It is for you
to accept them. So I do that. If I am there
I must be exerng to give you some fruit. I
never exert because I do not do it. It is he
who does it. I am saved all this burden.
Iwas a very spendthri man, you see, who gave awayeverything. My Master found me like that. He said,
Give it to them... all right... distribute! So I can see
it is not my wealth. It is His wealth.
by Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
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In this worldeach ofus thinks that his or her sorrows are
greater than those of any other, but
the truth is that the whole world is
plunged in sorrow. As Guru Nanak
said, He alone is happy who isanchored in Naam. Baba Farid tells
us: At rst I thought I alone was
plagued by sorrow. I thought that
I alone was subject to disease, to
poverty, to humiliation. I believed
that I alone knew these pains, while
the rest of the world went on living
a life of happiness and plenty. At
rst I thought my tragedy peculiar
to me, but when, through the grace
of a living Master, my vision wastransformed, I saw the truth. I realized
that my disease was part of a universal
disease. I realized that the whole world
was plunged in sorrow. I thought I
alone had gone astray; I alone had
by Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj
RecastYour
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moved away from God. I thought I
alone had been caught up in the world
and in its snares. Now I see that the
rest of the world is no different.
From the proper vantage point,
one can see the whole world aame in
torment. So long as we think that wealone suffer, we are caught up in our
own misery and are always desiring
what others possess, thinking they
have found the key to happiness. But
once we realize that unhappiness is
universal, we then try to seek a path
that leads to freedom from sorrow. We
then seek the road that leads to eternal
bliss and happiness.
One of my friends used to say,
God has everything, and He can
give us all that we want. Indeed He
gives us almost everything, but He
withholds one thing. And just because
He withholds that one thing, our
lives are spent in anguish seeking
after that which we do not have. His
words are simple, but they contain
much truth. What is the cause of our
suffering? We think that by possessing
this or having thata car, a house,
an airplane, one item of luxury or
another we will gain contentment. We
think that by satisfying our desires
for material objects we can be happy.
But how can we obtain happiness and
contentment from such things? We
can only attain lasting happiness by
coming in contact with that which is
conscious, that which is permanent
and lasting. Unless we acquire the
right understanding of life, unless we
go to someone who teaches us to rise
above the material world and contact
that which is immortal within us,
we cannot know true happiness and
peace.
All saints have stressedthat life is an illusion. Whatever youwish to do, do it right away. There is
no room for waiting, for life cannot be
trusted even for a moment.
This material body is the root cause
of falsehood. The trouble begins
LIFEHaving found a
saint we have todevelop love and
devotion and recastour lives accordingto his teachings.
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when we identify ourselves with the
body. We do not think of it as a house
to which we have come as a tenant;
we think we are the house itself. Such
is the power of illusion in this world
that we fail to distinguish between the
tenant and the tenement! What was
given us merely for temporary use, we
believe is ours forever. In their own
way, the wise have always reminded
us that this life of ours is a bubble.
Who knows when it may burst? It is
based on the precarious balance of
ve elements which may disintegrate
at any moment. But while life in this
world is transient, the soul is eternal. It
is forever treading the road that leads
back to God. Divided from its Creator
from time immemorial, the soul is
ever journeying towards Him. What is
death? The Sus say it is the name we
give to the intermission between two
stages of the long journey of the soul.
We are lostin theattractions of this world to a point
that we have totally forgotten the goal
that lies before us. While we continue
to be lost in the world of the senses,
the drum heralding the morning is
beaten, and we have to be off again,
off on the journey for which we
have failed to prepare ourselves. We
are indeed lost in the world and its
relationships, and we have forgottenthe Lord who created us. It is only
when the bell is tolled signaling the
end of our life that we suddenly wake
up to the truth. As Kabir says: We
only awaken when the Lord of Death
stands before us with his iron rod.
Generally, it is only when we are
faced with death that we realize how
we have wasted our lives in vain
pursuits. Sant Kirpal Singh Ji used to
relate the story of an atheistic teacher.
On the wall of his room he had a
sign which read: God is nowhere.
When he was dying, a child entered
the room and began reading the sign
out loud. The child haltingly read out
the words: God is now here. And
the dying man said, Yes, my child,
God is here. It was only at the point
of death that he realized the presence
of God. But at that point, such
realization is too late.
We have come into this world to
engage in the business of returning
to the Lord, but instead we have
squandered most of our resources.
We have failed to turn our steps
Homeward. Instead of seeking the life
eternal, we are lost in the ephemeral
world of the senses. This indeed is
the grand delusion from which we
suffer. We waste away the great gift
that the Lord has given us. We came
into this world to resolve the mystery
of life and death and we can do so by
going to a spiritual teacher who has
himself resolved the mystery. Having
found such a saint we have to develop
love and devotion and recast our lives
according to his teachings. In this
way, we can rise above the physicalbody, traverse the inner realms of the
stars, the moon, and the sun, cross the
higher planes, and ultimately merge
with the Lord.
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Prayer is an effective means of communing with God.
There are many kinds of prayers that people do. Some
people pray for things of this world. For example, you
might want a better job. You might want a new houseor a new car. There are others who pray for wellness, so that they
or their family can be physically well. There are others who pray for
their personal relationships to be better. Yet, mostly people pray for
objects of this world.
MEDITATION The HighestForm of Prayer
by SANT RAJINDER SINGH JI MAHARAJ
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Generally, as we pray, it is asking
God to give something to us. As one
who is praying, we are always trying to
ask for those things that we think will
help us. At that time, our knowledge
of the big picture of our lives is
limited. At times, we might pray for
something that we may think will
help us but it might not be the right
thing in the whole scheme of our
lives. We may pray for something and
receive it, but nd that it is not good
for us in the long run. Therefore, to
me, I believe the right way of praying
is for Gods will to happen in our
life. This is why there is a saying in
many traditions that states, Not my
will, but Thy will be done. Why?
Because God is aware of each and
every thing that is happening with
us. God knows what is truly best
for us. For example, we might think
that winning a lottery of ten million
might be good. However, little do we
realize that after getting the money,
two different things can happen. We
can go on such a big buying spree that
our attention from God is diverted.
Or maybe all our friends want a piece
of what we gained and if we do not
give it to them, we lose our friends
and our life becomes lonely. So we
really do not know what is truly good
for us. In our own limited vision, we
ask for whatever we think is good.
But if we leave it up to God to giveus whatever is best for us, then we are
truly praying.
The highest form of prayer is to
know God and have communion with
God. Other prayers may be sincere,
but they are often with the end to
gaining something that will help our
material existence. Praying to know
God is to seek out the one who
created us. Praying to know God is
to turn ones face to the one who was
the cause of our existence. When the
desire to know God enters our heart,
it becomes a continuous prayer that
does not stop until we nd the Lord.
Such prayers to know God are
known as meditation. Meditation is
called the highest form of prayer. In
prayer, we are telling God what we
want. In meditation, we are listening
to what God wants for us.
Meditation is not just a state of
sitting in quiet calm. Meditation
is focusing ones whole being on
searching for the Lord. It is setting
aside all other purposes in life to sit
in readiness for Gods grace to enter
into us.
Meditation is not just a mechanical
act, as some of the mechanical prayers
are. Meditation is a state of intense
longing and yearning that arises from
ones mind, heart, and soul to mergeback in God. It is the yearning of the
soul for its Creator. It is being in a
spontaneous state that comes naturally
from deep within us to meet God and
become one with God.
In Science of Spirituality, we
practice Shabd Meditation, or
Meditation on the inner Light andSound. We also teach an introductory
technique called Jyoti Meditation,
which can be practiced in the
comforts of your own home. To
do this, select a pose that is most
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answers sincere prayers. When we feel
so much pain and suffering in Gods
absence, God feels the cries and does
something to remedy our situation.
God is so moved by the suffering and
pain of the soul to know the Lord and
to be one with the Lord that grace is
sent.
We can analyze our own con-
dition to see that we are not just
mechanically praying or meditating.
If we truly want the Lord, then that
desire will become so strong that it
will permeate our being. Then, when
we meditate, we will have that one-
pointed passion and zeal to reunite
with God. This will help accelerate our
journey back to God. Meditation is an
effective form of prayer that leads us
to have the ultimate gift, knowledge
and communion with God.
convenient, in which you can sit the
longest. Close your eyes. Your eyes
should be relaxed, as they are when
you go to sleep. Focus your attention
into the middle of the eld of
darkness lying in front of you. Your
eyes should be focused about ten to
twelve inches in front of you in the
horizontal plane. As you x your gaze,
mentally repeat any name of God
with which you feel comfortable. As
you continue to meditate, experience
the inner peace and bliss.
True meditation is in a state of
total concentration, intensity, and
passion for ones prayer to know God
to be answered. When we begin to
meditate in such a state of intensity,
God will know that we are really
passionate about knowing the Lord.
Saints and mystics have said that God
Meditation is not just a mechanical act, as some of themechanical prayers are. Meditation is a state of intenselonging and yearning that arises from ones mind, heart,and soul to merge back in God.
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delight in the signs of the outer spring
with its owers and fragrances, let us
take a poron of our day and enjoy
the springme of the heavenly realms
within. We can be like the woman saintwho found that there is an eternal
springme within that far exceeded
the joy of being in the springme of
the outer world. The outer owers
and joyous sounds of spring are but
a reecon of the sights and sounds
within us. If we think the lovely sights
of the springme on this planet are
beauful, we cannot dream of how
much more wondrous are the sights
of the eternal springme awaing us
within. There are regions aer regions
of extraordinary beauty in realms
beyond this world. We can frolic in
those meadows and gardens anyme
we wish through meditaon.
Let us discover eternal spring forourselves. We will then know there is
God and we are soul, and will enjoy
eternally divine love and union with God.
We can make the most of this
spring by capturing it within our eyes.
Whatever me we have with the source
of spring physically, we can contain
within ourselves and re-experience that
me and again through meditaon. Let
us enjoy these moments of spring. By
meditang, we can bask in the joy of
spring whenever we want, as the gentle
breezes of the eternal springme within
ll us with ecstasy.
M
any parts of the world
are experiencing the
season of spring when
the weather warms up,
trees get their rst buds, and owerssprout from the earth. The sounds
of chirping birds ll the air as they
return from their migraon to warmer
climates. Small animals emerge from
their hibernaon holes heralding the
return of spring. However, For those
on the spiritual path, spring truly takes
place when they get the life-inspiring
glimpses of the spiritual realms within
through meditaon. Spring ocially
arrives when our hearts blossom with
the owers of love that are nourished
by the intoxicang vistas within. When
we come in contact with the love of God
within us, that is true beauty and that
beaues the world.
Springme can come outwardly or itcan come from within during meditaon
when we experience the Divine within.
The inner regions have one season.
It is a perpetual season of springme
with beauful colors of the inner
Light, upliing music from the inner
Sound Current, and the all-embracing
experience of union with the soul and
God. Joyousness resounds through the
atmosphere as souls frolic in the playful,
loving games with the Divine within.
As spring arrives, let us not only
enjoy its outer glories, but let us also
nd me to sit in meditaon. While we
WHEN OUR
HEARTS BLOSSOM
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
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Lesson of the Hands
There is a story about an angel who was training a group of
new arrivals to heaven on how to be angels. In conductingthe training, the angel was trying to teach them how to assist
any humans they were assigned to watch over.
The angel said, It is very easy to tell whether a human being isabout to do good or about to do harm. Let us go to earth and watch
them and you will see the clues to their behavior.The angel took them on a eld trip to earth to show them the ways
of human beings.
The angel pointed out, The key to how they act lies in their hands.The other angels asked, What do you mean?
She said, Observe.
First, the angel took them to see a mother with her young infant.The baby was lying in its crib while the mother was standing over her.
The mother was holding out her hands with the palms upwards andopen, gesturing for the child to come to her arms.
See that? said the angel. She is giving love to the child and wants
the child to come to her, so the hands are open. The other angels
noted this in their angel journals of notes.Next, the angel took them to see a mother of an older child. The
mother was in a store with her child and the child wanted a toy. When
the mother said no, the child began to beg and whine for the toy. The
mother then closed her hand into a st and raised it in a threateningway.
See that? said the angel, The mother is angry at the child and
has clenched her st. It is a gesture of aggression. The angels noted
it in their angel journals.
by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
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The angel continued to tour the earth. She showed many examples
of people holding their hands open. She showed them people who
were helping others, by holding out their hands. She showed thempeople who were nurses and doctors who held out their hands in an
open way to their patients. She showed them teachers who were
lovingly holding their hands open to help their students. She showedthem paintings and sculptures of the great saints and enlightened be-
ings with their hands open to bestow blessings on others.The angel then showed them examples of closed sts. She
showed people ghting in a boxing ring who were trying to win a com-
petition of who could bring the most damage to the other boxer. She
showed children ghting over a toy with sts clenched. She showed
Master Darshans hands, on the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan.
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people of different cultures ghting each other with closed sts. She
showed them people at war and how they held their guns or weapons
with clenched hands.The angel said to the other trainees, You can see that by watching
the hands of a person, you can tell that if their hands are open theyare in a loving and giving mood and they are in the process of doing
good. If the persons hand is clenched into a st towards someone
else, it is a sign of aggression, anger, or holding back. Let all of yourgestures be of open hands. When you encounter humans, steer them
away from the path of violence and hatred expressed by a closed st
and instead guide them to the path of love with an open, giving hand.This is a lesson for each human to learn. Are we passing through
the roadways of life with an open hand or a clenched st?
When we clench our sts, it shows that we are stopping the owof love. It means that we are holding back from loving one another. A
clenched st means that we are lled with anger. We are in the pose
to strike out at someone. Even if we do not follow through with physi-cal violence, it means that in our mind and heart we are angry and
violent towards others. If we nd ourselves clenching our st, it meanswe need to pull back, stop our negative thoughts, think of God, and
then open our hands in a spirit of love.
We can resolve our anger by opening our hands in love. Insteadof stopping love with our closed st, we can let it ow from us. By
opening our hands, we are also opening our hearts. It means that we
recognize the Light of God in everyone and share love with others.It means we have respect and tolerance for others and hold out our
hands in love and appreciation for our differences. We do not have toagree with everyone, but we can respect and love them for who theyare and for their differences. An open hand shows that we love people
and keeps us in a state of peacefulness.As we walk through life, let us observe whether our hands are
mostly open in a gesture of giving and receiving love, or whether our
hands are closed off in a st where we block love. The spiritual path isone in which the hands are open to give love and receive love. If we
observe our hands, we will nd that we will be able to choose whetherwe want to stay in an angry state or stay in a loving and peace-ful state. It is through being in a loving state that we will speed our
progress back to God.
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s long as we are intrigued with the ashy jewels of the
outer world, we will continue in the wheel of
disappointment. We have forgotten that the true
jewel awaits us within. True happiness does not lie
outside; true happiness lies within. The souls real nature is pure
joy. It is, in fact, bliss itself. It is only when we identify with our
real self that we become moving drops of bliss on earth. We aremoving about on the desert of the earth, becoming more and
more parched, looking for the ocean. We need to realize that a
reservoir of refreshing waters is lying within.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
A