Day: April 20, 2025

Swami ji said …

Is there anyone amongst us who hasn’t longed for ‘a’ thing ? To acquire ; possess and own ‘that’ particular thing – that had kept us awake, made us toss and turn – as we imagined and lived the moment – when we would claim ownership of whatever ‘it’ was that we had longed for ? And aren’t we pleasantly surprised, on seeing the fruition of many desires of ours, over and over again – which further encourages us to keep on adding our wants to our wish list ? The excitement with which we tick off all the ‘desires’ that are fulfilled – tends to make us completely forget – that very power – ‘God’ , who has been blessing us, by granting us our wishes. And, if ,we were to pause and deliberate just for a second whether – ” Could it be possible that God might want to see His ‘name’ too written by us in our wish list ?” Do we ever long to know God , crave to be blessed with His divine ‘दर्शन ‘ – with the same intensity with which we yearn for ‘सांसारिक ‘ सुख ? Or engrossed that we are in the ‘माया ‘ of materialism – do we feel that goods and assets alone are the end all of life, and , spirituality and ‘knowing’ God can be postponed to a later day and time ? And this is where we are wrong.

In fact , it could be unimaginable for those among us – who are deeply immersed in monetary affairs today – to believe that disenchantment and detachment from the world and its related affairs – awaits them in the coming days.
Unknown to them – a ‘सच्चा संत ‘ waits for them – patiently, yet, eagerly for his ‘सच्चा भक्त’ to come to Him – as He knows that he is destined to sit at His Lotus Feet and receive True Knowledge from Him…” एक सच्चा संत भी अपने सच्चे भक्त की प्रतीक्षा करता है और आतुर होता है उससे अपने ज्ञान से, नीली छतरीवाले से अवगत कराने के लिये … गुरू जानते हैं की जिस अध्यात्मिक तार ने उनको और भक्त को जोड़ रखा है- उसे aur मज़बूत करना है …”

A Guru looks forward to meeting , blessing and transmitting His thoughts to His devotees. And nothing could give a Guru greater happiness than to see His devotees remember His words, imbibe them and put them into practice in their every day lives. Often, a Guru’s teachings do come to the devotees mind when they are about to make a decision that will impact their lives significantly. Sometimes, His words flash through their mind , as a reminder , when their actions and behaviour are not in tandem with His teachings. Sometimes, a Guru’s advice will seem contrary to what the rest of the world tells us , but , deep within , we know that the direction being given to us by Him – is correct – even though the rest are unable to understand it. Even in the most trying of times, a devotee must not give up on his Guru’s teachings. For, before long, we understand that the path shown by our Guru always turns out to be the right one to take. It is possible that the devotee could be tempted to – ‘Just this once’ – he might tell himself – feel like straying from the path – which his Guru had instructed him to opt for – when unexpectedly life spins out of his control. It is during the demanding phases, in particular, when we must draw maximum strength and courage from the ‘gyaan’ that our Guru had communicated to us in the past and which He continues to do in the present too. It doesn’t matter whether He is physically present with us or not.

“जब हम एक बार अपने’ गुरु ‘ पर विश्वास कर लेते हैं, तो उनपे हमारा विश्वास अटूट होना चाहिए…हम सब को यहाँ अपने ‘कर्म ‘ काटने हैं …ऐसा हो ही नहीं सकता कि हम अपने कर्मों के फल से बच सकते हैं… हमें उनसे कोई बचा नहीं सकता है, परन्तु ‘गुरू ‘ हमें शक्ति देते हैं उनका सामना करने की…”

While , it might not be possible for a devotee to always carry his Guru in his heart and mind, due to his pre – occupation with the different roles that he has to perform in his lifetime ; the
Guru, on the other hand, always keeps a close watch on his devotees ; clears the obstacles from his path ; helps him rise when he falls.The devotee could be unaware of his Guru’s loving, watchful eyes on him. But, the Guru, like a divine sentinel, is always ensuring the devotee’s safety. Guiding him with the slightest of nudges onto safer paths and to the desired destinations and outcome of every action that he performs. All a Guru ever seeks from a devotee – is his earnestness to follow His instructions and teachings.

In many ways, a devotee is often pampered by the Guru’s Grace – as He tries his best to keep the bitter realities of the world at bay from his devotee, and, even in the face of crisis, gives him the courage to tide over it valiantly. The devotees might feel that they have faced many hardships, but, they do not know, how sheltered and protected they are from the actual brunt of these hardships due to a Guru’s protective Grace on them. But does the devotees’ ego allow them to ever acknowledge the hand that shields them in this world, not just from outer influences, but , from their own actions too ?

A Guru draws great pleasure on seeing His devotees’ increased alertness on understanding the nuances of the divine words that are said by Him to them. Many a times – many things are left unsaid by a Guru – as He expects His devotees to make a beginning to understand the ‘unsaid’. It is in silence that a Guru’s voice is heard – crystal clear …” मैं यहाँ क्यों बैठा हूँ ?” ” तुम चिंता क्यों करते हो ? ” “सब अच्छा होगा…” ” मैं हर पाल तुम्हारे साथ हूँ…” and a ‘saccha sant’ means what He says.